Went for a walk up on Harrow Weald common for a few of hours today with my daughter, it was nice to spend some quality time with her, before she goes back to uni on Saturday.
The weather was cold windy and damp, but the rain held off for us. As soon as we entered the woods the wind dropped to almost nothing, making ideal conditions for us to wander and chat,
The common is mainly Broad leaf woodland, Beech, Downy Birch and Oak, but there are also some Yew and Redwoods. Holly and bracken and Rhododendron are the main under canopy plants. The common is also the site of Grims Dyke, part of a 3 mile iron age earthwork, and where WS Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan fame) lived and the house took it's name.
Thanks for looking.
Pic Heavy.
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Photo shy daughter.
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Dead Birch.
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Nice Polypore growing on it.
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Most of the trees have many Burls on them.
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Any guesses to this fungus?
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Chutulhu Beech.
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A young Yew.
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Sir Williams House.
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The house has an interesting history, but now a hotel.
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One of the Redwoods.
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Lady Gilberts orchard, recently cleared and replanted.
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A gnarly Beech.
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Puffball? They were about the size of an apple.
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Hotel guests, why?
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View from the carpark across Wealdstone, to Harrow on the hill.
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The weather was cold windy and damp, but the rain held off for us. As soon as we entered the woods the wind dropped to almost nothing, making ideal conditions for us to wander and chat,
The common is mainly Broad leaf woodland, Beech, Downy Birch and Oak, but there are also some Yew and Redwoods. Holly and bracken and Rhododendron are the main under canopy plants. The common is also the site of Grims Dyke, part of a 3 mile iron age earthwork, and where WS Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan fame) lived and the house took it's name.
Thanks for looking.
Pic Heavy.
Photo shy daughter.
Dead Birch.
Nice Polypore growing on it.
Most of the trees have many Burls on them.
Any guesses to this fungus?
Chutulhu Beech.
A young Yew.
Sir Williams House.
The house has an interesting history, but now a hotel.
One of the Redwoods.
Lady Gilberts orchard, recently cleared and replanted.
A gnarly Beech.
Puffball? They were about the size of an apple.
Hotel guests, why?
View from the carpark across Wealdstone, to Harrow on the hill.