Grid reference TQ1669
near to Teddington, Richmond Upon Thames, England
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Sunset, Leg of Mutton Pond, Bushy Park
Taken at 19:51
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Leg of Mutton Pond, Bushy Park
Bushy was one of the three parks enclosed by Cardinal Wolsey in the early 16th century as part of his Hampton Court estate which was built from 1515 and given to Henry VIII along with the palace in 1525. In 1638-9 Charles I had a tributary... (more)
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Path beside Hampton Court Road (A308)
Towards Kingston upon Thames.
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Bushy Park
Leg of Mutton pond, makes more sense as a name on the map.
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Rose-ringed Parakeets (Psittacula krameri), Bushy Park
Drinking from some open water on the edge of a largely frozen Heron Pond.
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Willow at head of Leg Of Mutton Pond, Bushy Park
I can remember a larger willow than that shown, which was situated on the other (north) side of the lake inlet, into the early 1980s. The willow shown is also long gone now - perhaps another victim of the severe gales of October 1987 just a... (more)
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Heron Pond, Bushy Park
This pond is in a deer park just north of Hampton Court
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Bridge over the stream, Bushy Park
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Outflow from Leg of Mutton Pond, Bushy Park
Not a natural watercourse.
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Waterway in Bushy Park
Bushy Park has quite a network of ornamental ponds and streams, based on water from the Longford River, itself a man made canal built to supply Hampton Court Palace.
The path here is Cobblers Walk, a cycleway providing an alternative... (more)
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Pond and trees in Bushy Park
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Male Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina), Heron Pond, Bushy Park
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