South Bank Ramblers

Fri 14 August 2020 - 5.5 miles - HAMPSTEAD HEATH - REMARKABLE TREES - Leader: Dave H

A morning circuit around Hampstead Heath and the Kenwood Estate passing some remarkable trees on the way.

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 Robinia tree - survivor of the Great Storm of 1987

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Lime avenue

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The viaduct pond with water lilies

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View through the Hollow Beech

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Hibiscus growing along the Pergola

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View of the Pergola overlooking the herb gardens

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Group posing beneath a massive Zelkova tree at Kenwood

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Hazy London view from Parliament hill

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Lifeguard patrolling the mixed bathing pond

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Oak tree still surviving after massive lightning damage

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"Remarkable" Oak tree

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The Stone Bridge at Kenwood

Photos: Gail B