Weather: Very warm and sunny
Distance Walked: 15.3km
Distance By Tube: 8.70
Stations Visited: 6
Fantastic Place:Lord's Bushes and Knighton Wood
May's weather had been record breaking and I was dreading that it would wither continue today or switch to thunderous downpours, For once it was a happy medium and although it was hot it wasn't has hot as the previous week.
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| The Six Stations On The Walk |
Soon after leaving Leytonstone station I passed the rather impressive 1911 buildings of Leytonstone school. Looks quite posh for a comprehensive. The nearby church is also quite striking, built in the late 1800s and featuring a lot of flint.
The first area of open land, Leyton Flats was soon upon me. A wonderful open space with ponds and woodlands. The walk was already better than I thought it was going to be
| Leyton Flats |
After the woods a fine pond with more swans than you could shake a stick at. At work we have pons with two swans. When the cygnets emerge the cob has a murderous habit of drowning any other duckings or goslings that may be minding their own business. This bunch however were very friendly!
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| Swantastic |
Snaresbrook station has a wonderful wildflower and wildlife garden, very well maintained in a small very steep space.
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| Wildflower Wonders |
There were some splendid front gardens on this walk and one had an absolutely huge, what I assume to be, banana!
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| Is that a banana in your garden... |
After South Woodford the walk descended beneath the North Circular, for about the tenth time on this series of walks. The underpass here was quite pleasant however.
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| Light At The End Of The Underpass |
On the way from South Woodford to Woodford there is an odd dual carriageway that leads to a bridge that is out of use for cars due to structural issues. Looking down the road is quite spooky in a post apocalypse day of the triffids sort of way!
After Woodford station and several roads with big detached houses with big expensive cars parked out front the path goes through another large open space, Lords Bushes and Knighton Wood. Easily the best part of this very enjoyable walk, this mixed woodland offered welcome shade and the opportunity to chat with many dogs and their walkers.
After Buckhurst Hill station an area of sports fields and parklands lead to the final stop at Loughton and it's very attractive architecture.
An interesting point is that the variety of designs of stations on this walk. There was no unifying style unlike some of the other walks I've done on this project.
