Broadstreet Common
Introduction
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Broadstreet Common
Image: © Alan Hunt Taken: 18 Apr 2010
Oak trees and scrub on the common. These commons are on a narrow band of London clay which is anything but free draining, so the grassland is typically rank and matted. This has also protected them from development as they tend to get waterlogged in winter.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.2491
Longitude
-0.617306