Bluegate Pond
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bluegate Pond by Derek Harper as part of the Geograph project.
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Bluegate Pond
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 16 Nov 2010
The pond on Wimbledon Common, also shown in Image, is frozen, though bright sunshine is doing its best. The yellow area at the edge of the pond is the invasive New Zealand Pygmyweed, also known as Australian Swamp Stonecrop (Crassula helmsii) - thanks to Mick Crawley for identifying it.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.431577
Longitude
-0.225113