We have just spent a lovely weekend visiting our son and daughter in law in London. Went for a relaxing walk at the nature reserve at Rickmansworth on the Saturday morning.
These were the swans that greeted us – what a lovely welcome.
Soon spotted lots of fungi – sure sign that autumn is on the way.
Also lots of beautiful bark on the trees around us.
There were masses of wild asters around the lake for the bees and butterflies to enjoy,
along with what I think are a few mallow flowers.
Loads of Hawthorn berries on the trees, ready to feed the birds in the winter.
I loved the hundreds of beautiful trees, casting welcome shade in the sun.
We really enjoyed our visit, its wonderful that London has so many parks like this, they certainly are the lungs of the city. What better way to conclude a wonderful morning than with a superb pub lunch at The Feathers in Rickmansworth !
What a nice trip, Pauline!
I’m always looking forward to going back to London… There are a huge amount of beautiful parks there, which is rather odd for a city that big and that busy!
I wish my hawthorn sets berries like those, they’re beautifully polished red! I have a couple hawthorn shrubs in my garden I’m waiting to see grown up and in bloom…
You have reminded me, Alberto, to go and have a look at my hawthorn trees here in the garden, there are a few berries but nowhere near as many as in London. We had lots of blossom in the spring, so I wonder why, or maybe my birds are eating them already !
what an enjoyable nature fix. thanks for letting me come along vicariously.
Its a pleasure, Catmint, glad you enjoyed it !
glad you had a nice weekend with your family Pauline, the park looks lovely and not crowded, Frances
It was a lovely weekend Frances, there were lots of people enjoying the park with their young families and dogs, but as it is such a large area, it never seemed crowded while we were there. It was nice to go away, but lovely to come back home again.
Your post brought back so many happy memories of walking in parks or the countryside on a Sunday morning in England, thank you, Christina
Happy to oblige Christina ! It brought back memories for me too from when I was a child, hunting for bits and pieces for my Nature table.