I came across these images of funghi that I had found while out and about around the heath over the last few weeks – and wanted to share. Most had vanished within 48 hours, often within 24.
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Waterlow Park
Boxing Day did not, alas, dawn as bright and sparkling as Christmas Eve and Christmas Day – back to damp grey clouds and the hovering threat of yet another shower. So, because sun is so much more cheering, here are some images from my visits to Waterlow Park on the previous two days. The sweep …
More slow watching…..
As you will have gathered, the last few days have been a bit hectic, what with the launch of the new FreeFrom Food Awards website and the opening of the 2021 awards. (I am delighted to say that we had had eight entries by the end of day one!) So I fear that I have …
Slow walk around the boating pond
A reader told me the other day how much she enjoyed my/our walks – which caused me to have a little think about them. And I realised that my standard procedure was to march you, relatively briskly, through the woods and over the open heath focusing on the trees, the grasses, the undergrowth and the …
Victims of the storms
Given this morning’s weather forecast I fear the two below may not be the only trees that we lose on the heath this August. August?….. How come we are losing trees in August!! This huge American red oak came down just above the sports field on East Heath – on the other side of the …
Cool off……
These ferns in Kenwood Woods looked amazingly cool and appealing this afternoon… as did this walk the same woods’ towering trees. And I was obviously not the only one with that idea! Earlier today, before the heat set in, the men’s pond was already heaving at 7am. Yes – all those dots are swimmers. But …