nature fights back

[sean]

some photographs from this weekend.....

 

The first lot are taken at the now derelict nurseries which once served all the Royal Parks in London.....Didn't spend as much time as i would have liked but intend to in the future. Species found in a short time include.....rowan, ash, oak, birch, blackthorn, hawthorne, cherry, buddliea, hornbeam, beech.

 

A real Oasis and a good place to study pioneer species and the like as they all fight for survival.....not great with birds but the bird song was incredible too......couple of foxes, rabbits and much more i'm sure.

 

Last few photo's are 3 different stages of the unfurling of horsechestnut leaves.

[Mozza]

Chestnut leaf pic is awesome Sean

[sean]

Chestnut leaf pic is awesome Sean

 

thanks mate....liked that meself:blushing:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

What an absolutley brilliant idea for a thread, absolutely first blomming class!

 

i salute you sir!

[Stephen Blair]

have you ever seen the pics of chernobyl now? Its amazing, trees growing everywhere in the streets, paths , buildings i will go and look through google see if i can find some

[sean]

have you ever seen the pics of chernobyl now? Its amazing, trees growing everywhere in the streets, paths , buildings i will go and look through google see if i can find some

 

 

i will look too.....sounds good. cheers steve

[David Humphries]

Is it Richmond sean, or one of the other sites?

 

Hampstead is relatively interesting in that it's mostly secondary woodland after the grazing stopped 60 - 70 years ago.

 

The older Trees are now engulfed mainly.

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/tree-health-care/6031-trees-our-botanicultural-heritage.html

 

 

Interesting thread btw

Edited April 11, 2010 by Monkey-D

[sean]

Here's some i took at an old ceramics factory in Galicia, Spain.

[sean]

Is it Richmond sean, or one of the other sites?

 

Hampstead is relatively interesting in that it's mostly secondary woodland after the grazing stopped 60 - 70 years ago.

 

The older Trees are now engulfed mainly.

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/tree-health-care/6031-trees-our-botanicultural-heritage.html

 

 

Interesting thread btw

 

Its in Richmond yes.......i havent looked yet David but on the richmond site they have apparently started putting up old postcards of the park and the last couple of months the guy from Pembroke lodge has had a couple of people re-photographing the scenes depicted in them....(they didnt ask me can you believe it?

[David Humphries]

Great shots sean, looks like some apocolyptical non manned ground zero.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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