Art, engineering, photography, curiosity...you'll find it all on the Thames Path, here in the middle of London 🙏 @patriciastoughton.bsky.social

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Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄🎄
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A stream flows between tree-lined riverbanks, with sunlight filtering through the leaves and casting dappled shadows on the water's surface.

River Cray at North Cray
#Walking #London #LoveLondonWalkLondon #LondonLoop #Bexley #Photo

A photo showing autumn trees in an urban park on a sunny day. The sky is varied, ranging from clear bright blue on the left, through wispy cloud in the centre, to solid white cloud on the right.

Victoria Park in Autumn 🍂☁️
#Walking #London #TowerHamlets #LoveLondonWalkLondon #Autumn #Clouds

Photo showing a pub on a street corner, with signage naming it the Duke’s Head. The building has four storeys, with the upper two being painted creamy-white and, the first floor sage green and the ground floor darkly coloured. The sky is overcast and the level of natural light is low, so the illuminations on the building are a welcome sight. The top edge of the photo is fringed with autumn leaves and branches.

Putney Pub
#London #Walking #ThamesPath #LoveLondonWalkLondon #Photo

A tomb in a graveyard has a metal cage over the top of it, and a memorial stone in front of it. The ground around is strewn with fallen autumn leaves. The plaque reads: "Lines written by Byron at this place Spot of my youth! whose hoary branches sigh, Swept by the breeze that fans thy cloudless sky; Where now alone I muse, who oft have trod, With those I loved, thy soft and verdant sod; With those who, scattered far, perchance deplore, Like me, the happy scenes they knew before: Oh! as I trace again thy winding hill, Mine eyes admire, my heart adores thee still, Thou drooping Elm! beneath whose boughs I lay, And frequent mused the twilight hours away; Where, as they once were wont, my limbs recline, But ah! without the thoughts which then were mine. How do thy branches, moaning to the blast, Invite the bosom to recall the past, And seem to whisper, as the gently swell, ‘Take, while thou canst, a lingering, last farewell!’" followed by a note as the schoolfriend who had it placed there

A thin path leads between grass, bushes and overhanging trees towards a gate with a white tree beyond it.

A red lornhon cow sits on the ground in a forest, between tree trunks and amid undergrowth and fallen leaves

A fallow deer stag with large antlers sits on the ground with its head curled around against its body, mouth to the ground and eyes closed. Other deer are behind it, as is a wooden fence.

My #walktober wander yesterday took me from Harrow on the Hill to Stanmore, via the tomb where #Byron lay for inspiration, and onto Bentley Priory nature reserve, with its longhorns and #deer.
#Wildlife #LoveLondonWalkLondon #photography

Photo showing a path between trees, which is covered in fallen leaves. Ahead a small bench awaits in a clearing beside the path. The sun is shining brightly, coating the distant trees in golden light, while casting the nearby path into shadow.

Bonesgate Local Nature Reserve, Chessington, Kingston, #London 📷🌳🍂
#Photography #Walking #LoveLondonWalkLondon

Photo showing the roofs and trees of north London, viewed from a disused railway viaduct. The nearest houses are on a descending slope, and they gradually taper away revealing the towers, spires and trees of distant suburbs. The sky is blue with patches of cloud, especially around the horizon.

View from the Parkland Walk at Muswell Hill, #London 📷☀️
#Walking #LoveLondonWalkLondon #ParklandWalk #Photography #Cityscape

Photo showing a lake in a suburban park. The water of the lake is rippled and shows an imperfect reflection of the trees on the far side. The sky is blue with patches of clouds in a mixture of cloud types.

Beddington Park, Sutton, #London 📷🌳
#Walking #LoveLondonWalkLondon #WandleTrail #Photography #Reflection

Photo showing a woodland path approaching a gate at the edge of a field. The sun is shining brightly, creating dappled shadows on the path and silhouetting the gate. The foreground of the image shows tree trunks and undergrowth enveloped in shadow.

Farthing Downs Tree Belt, Coulsdon, Croydon, #London 📷
#Walking #LoveLondonWalkLondon #Photography

Photo showing rooftops, trees, and (distant) tower blocks in sarf London. The sky is overcast.

Covington Way, Norbury, Croydon, #London 📷
#Photography #Walking #LoveLondonWalkLondon #CapitalRing #CityScape

Photo showing a broad river, with a bridge crossing it in the distance. In the foreground, wild plants and weeping willow trees border a riverside path. Farther off, barges are moored by the river bank. The bridge has multiple arches, and disappears into a dense line of trees on the opposite bank. The sky is blue with not a cloud in sight.

River Thames, Richmond upon Thames, London 📷
#LoveLondonWalkLondon #Photography #Walking #ThamesPath

Photo showing a gravel path leading downwards into a valley. There are young trees planted beside the path, the early stages of a woodland restoration project. The valley ahead has many tan fields interspersed with lines of green trees and hedges. The sky is overcast with clouds in a variety of grey and beige shades.

Enfield Chase, London 📷☁️
#Photography #Walking #LoveLondonWalkLondon #LondonLoop #Landscape #scape

Photo showing a track through a woodland. The trees are spaced quite far apart and have long upward sloping branches forming an arch-like canopy. It is late summer, and there are some leaves on the ground already (possibly due to a comparative lack of recent rainfall). We can’t see the sky that much, but there are a few small spots of brightness in the canopy.

Hampstead Heath, Camden, #London 📷🌳 #Walking #Photography #LoveLondonWalkLondon

Photo showing a panoramic view from a hillside in Greenwich Park, London. In the foreground are numerous leafy green trees. Beyond the trees is the London skyline consisting of roofs and tower blocks, many with recognisable shapes. The upper half of the photo shows a bright blue sky peppered with small puffs of cloud.

One Tree Hill, Greenwich, #London 📷🌳🏙️
#Photography #Landscape #Walking #LoveLondonWalkLondon #RoyalParks

Photo showing the entrance to the London Underground station at Battersea Power Station to our left, with the Power Station itself visible to the eight. Between the two, a high rise tower block looms. The sky is cloudy, with darker patches of cloud almost giving the impression of smoke from the Power Station’s long inactive chimneys.

Battersea Power Station, Wandsworth, #London 📷🏭 #LoveLondonWalkLondon #Photography

Photo showing green fields on a gentle slope, bordered by distant trees. The sky is bright blue with a couple of small patches of white cloud. A glorious day for a walk.

Old Farm, Chigwell, Essex 📷
#Walking #LondonLoop #LoveLondonWalkLondon #Photography #Landscape

Photo showing a snaking path passing through a woodland. As we pass beneath a break in the tree canopy, the bright sunshine illuminates the dense undergrowth beside the path. Looking ahead, the path is cast into shadow by taller trees to our left. The sky is mostly obscured by the trees, but we can see a small area of cloudy sky with a couple of flashes of blue.

Brent Park, Hendon, Barnet, #London 📷🌳
#Walking #CapitalRing #LoveLondonWalkLondon

Close up photo showing an elongated pink flower against a blurred background of green leaves.

Common spotted orchid, seen on Farthing Downs, Coulsdon, Croydon, #London 📷🌸
#Photography #MacroMonday #Walking #LoveLondonWalkLondon

Photo showing a woodland scene. A narrow dirt path weaves through long grasses and under a tree, whose trunk is leaning over the path and has a broken branch hanging down perilously. The scene is overwhelmingly green. We can’t see much of the sky, but it appears to be cloudy.

Southern shore of the Welsh Harp Reservoir, Brent, #London 📷 #Photography #Walking #LoveLondonWalkLondon

Photo looking across a lake towards trees and buildings on the far bank. The skyline is dominated by a rear view of one of the stadium buildings at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, often known more simply as Wimbledon. In front of the tennis court, there is a golf club building and many leafy green trees. The sky is white and hazy.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club, seen from across the lake in Wimbledon Park. Merton, #London 📷🎾 #Photography #Walking #LoveLondonWalkLondon #CapitalRing

Photo of a stout tree (I think it is Hornbeam) growing in the middle of a track in the woods. The sun is shining brightly, illuminating the green leaves and tree trunk, and casting patterned shadows on the forest floor.

Gilbert’s Slade, Waltham Forest, #London 📷🌳 #LoveLondonWalkLondon #EppingForest #Photography #ThickTrunkTuesday

Photo showing a path bordered by hedges and trees. Ahead of the viewer, the branches arch over the path to create a tunnel effect, which makes the top half of the image entirely green. In the shade, in the middle distance, we see a walker (Man Talking on Phone).

The Chase, Dagenham, #London 📷🌳🚶‍♂️ #LoveLondonWalkLondon

#Photography #Landscape #scape #LoveLondonWalkLondon

Photo showing the sloping sides of a valley, with lush green trees to the right and fields of pale green grasses in the foreground and stretching further into the distance. The greens of the lower half contrast with the pale blue sky peppered with white clouds.

Happy Valley, Coulsdon, Croydon, London 📷
#Photography #Landscape #scape #LoveLondonWalkLondon

Photo showing a cottage surrounded by a lawn of green grass, leafy green trees, and green climbing plants. In the foreground, a fence beside the road is covered by leaves and flowers. There are several tubs with more flowers in front of the fence. The sky is blue but much of it is covered by clouds.

Pinnerwood Farm, Hatch End, Harrow, #London 📷🏠
#LoveLondonWalkLondon #LondonLoop #Photography

Photo showing a dirt path through a woodland. The sun is shining brightly and the tree branches cast the path into shadow. There is a small gap in the trees ahead so the path and the undergrowth are brightly illuminated in the centre of the image. The sky, inasmuch as we can see it, appears cloudy white.

Bush Wood, Wanstead, Redbridge, #London 📷🌳 #Photography #LoveLondonWalkLondon

Photo showing a bend in the river Thames, with the river ahead spreading out around a small island covered in trees. There are more green trees on the river banks on both sides of the bend, and some short plants growing on the near bank in the foreground. The river water is rippled and has dark patches in places where it is hazily reflecting the trees. Small red boats are seen rowing up and down the river. The sky is overcast.

River Thames near Buccleugh Gardens, Richmond upon Thames, #London 📷🚣
#Photography #CapitalRing #LoveLondonWalkLondon

Photo showing a pond in a woodland. The surface of the pond water is studded by lily pads. On the bank to our left is perched a grey heron. Near the centre of the frame, a brick multi-arched viaduct crosses the pond. The viaduct carries a footpath, and the view from the top of the viaduct is currently being savoured by some pedestrians leaning against the railing. Behind the viaduct, and on either side, lush green trees stand tall. Through a V-shaped gap in the trees we can see a portion of the sky, which is bright blue.

Viaduct Pond with Heron, Hampstead Heath, Camden, #London 📷
#Photography #Summer #LoveLondonWalkLondon

Photo showing a suburban road, lined with low rise housing, leafy green trees and streetlights. In the centre left, a line of bollards mark the entrance to a pub car park, and a tall pub sign marked “The Windmill” is topped by a cut-out of a white windmill inside a green frame. In the centre right, the sails of a real-life wooden windmill are just visible over the rooftops, in a gap between trees. The sky is overcast.

The Windmill, Upminster, Havering, #London 📷 #Windmill #Photography #LondonLoop #LoveLondonWalkLondon