I have had numerous sightings of a pair of swans on the boating pond recently – on this occasion being investigated by a curious if slightly foolhardy moorhen. However, I had not seen sight nor sound of the swan family and was seriously wondering whether the cygnets had all been whisked off a good deal …
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Autumn is here
The leaves may not yet be falling yet but there is a very autumnal feel about the heath – especially after a heavy shower when there is not a soul to be seen anywhere. Most unusual. I don’t know whether this is a particularly fecund year for oak trees, but I have never seen, felt …
Late summer birdsong
It has been such a miserable soggy few days that I thought a gentle wander through the woods with some late summer bird song might just raise the spirits.
WildWooders blackberry jam
This is the somewhat sad playground on the Hampstead Heath Extension, sparsely populated both with equipment and with children. No fun at all for the kids who live on either side of the Extension – like Olivia. So Olivia decided that she was going to do something about it. Like pick the blackberries that grew …
Random autumnal images
These two collections of hips are to be found just before you reach my path up to Hampstead Lane. I think they are both wild roses, but I they look rather different. Or maybe the bottom one is just not as healthy? Will Emma be able to tell us?….. A little further up toward the …
Breakfast at Kenwood
Welcome to our new Walks on Hampstead Heath blog. Dedicated to our walks on the heath but also to gardens (both mine and others) and with the occasional guest appearance from Boris and Arwen – seen here fraternising on our scaffolding balcony. When I moved to Highgate back in February, one of the treats I …