A giant in Springett’s Wood – and an S-bend friend in the morning sun… And down the hill, this bizarrely hirsute tree. And here it is close up so you can see how hairy it actually is. And finally, a few weeks ago now, this pretty little weeping cherry tree down near Parliament Hill. My …
The Viaduct and the Viaduct Pond
In the centuries-long saga of how private landowners, and later local government, tried to ‘develop’ the heath – only to be frustrated each time by those who were determined that it should remain open ground – one name stands out. That of the Maryon Wilson family and especially the villain of the piece, Sir Thomas …
More random images
I had seriously intended to tell you about the viaduct and the viaduct pond tonight but, somehow, the day ran away with me again so…. A quick gallop round my end of the heath this evening first of all revealed how parched the ground is. This looks more like August than mid May. And then, …
Random images
As I arrived in my study this morning, this is what I saw through the window – the scaffolders had arrived. (If you want to see the video you will need to click onto the blog as the email notification does not include the video.) This did herald a day of much banging and crashing …
And another walk….
I realised, as I was videoing our walk through the woods yesterday, that whenever I take you for a walk it is always through the woods. But the other joy of Hampstead Heath is its open spaces, so I set off to walk you across some of the rolling parkland. However, just as we nearing …
Time for a walk…..
I realise that, for one reason or another, it is quite some time since we went for a walk – so now you are getting two…. Two really because the first one got truncated by my meeting with a ‘stikosaurus’. (If you want to see the video you will need to click onto the blog …