Our swan family are down to just two cygnets – or they were two weeks ago when our swan-watcher caught them having lunch down by South End Green. As you can see the two remaining cygnets are now almost entirely clad in white feathers which presumably means that they are now fully adult and will …
Hampstead Heath
Reasons to be cheerful…
Well, today is the 21st December which means that from now on the days get longer and the darkness starts to recede. It also means that spring is on its way. And, in one small corner of Kenwood, could be said to have arrived. Yes, this is a winter flowering shrub (and I am hoping …
Hampstead heath mud…..
So where do we start? With leafy loveliness? Very soft ground but covered in leaves so a pleasure to walk on. But all too quickly this can turn into leafy sludge – not too slippery but requiring walking boots if you don’t want wet feet. And if you want to hear what it sounds like …
Christmas programme!!
Many of you may already have been planning a quiet Christmas on your own but some of you will no doubt have had your Christmas plans shattered. So in a very small effort to bring at least a little green to the Christmas period, I’ll be back to a daily ‘Walks’ blog over the holiday …
A talking walk around Sandy Heath and back through Kenwood
Sandy Heath, down the northern slopes of the ridge that runs from, Highgate to Hampstead, is one of my favourite parts of the heath. Wooded, but not too densely, steeply sloping down toward the Heath Extension, with many towering trees, looking especially architectural and splendid at this time of year. And one of my favourite …
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Leaves – dry leaves, wet leaves, drowned leaves…..
Dun coloured London plane tree leaves lying thick on the slope above the Boating Pond. Large and distinctive, stencilled out – three gently triangular sections meeting at the stem – each with its own main artery and branched veins. They look tired – a long hot summer – ready to crumble into mould. But look …