The bluebells are coming to London:
Highgate Wood and Queen’s Wood
Distance: 3.4
miles/5.5 km
Difficulty: 1 out of 10
Meet: East Finchley Underground Station
(Northern Line)
Time: 18:30
– but if you miss our departure, you can certainly catch us up along the way…
This is an undulating walk through ancient
woodland in the northern part of Central London. Both woods are very different
in character and feel: Highgate Wood is only part ancient wood and has been
managed for a long time, with several areas having been coppiced and others
having been cleared, and it mostly has the appearance of a parkland wood.
Queen’s Wood has a wilder, less managed and more challenging feel and
consequently features a greater mixture of flora and fauna.
And while Highgate Wood is famous for its
bluebell displays in season, these are largely confined to the northeasterly
corner of the wood. In contrast, Queen’s Wood displays a fine mixture of
wildflowers in season, amongst which are bluebells, wood anemones and daffodils.
More information about the route and the instructions can be found here.
There are various options for post walk
refreshments in Highgate listed in the walk notes. Return travel is via the Northern
line from Highgate.
Enjoy the walk!
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1 comment:
Much better than last week's fiasco, n=8 gathered for a lovely walk on a w=fine-spring-evening. The trees were a delight dressed in bright green fresh foliage and the bluebells in full display with their gentle perfume filling the air. All but one went to the Woodman for post walk refreshies.
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