Trees near Cambrian Road Gate, Richmond Park (1)
Introduction
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Trees near Cambrian Road Gate, Richmond Park (1)
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 7 Mar 2011
Only a small proportion of this grid-square - at its south-east corner - lies within Richmond Park. The area in question is a triangle of land immediately to the north and east of the Cambrian Road pedestrian gate. Along the margin of the Park is a belt of mature trees, well spaced. Species include sweet chestnut, beech, exotic oaks, and hornbeam. In this shot the tree nearest the camera is a hornbeam, Carpinus betulus. Light raking across the bark highlights the broad smooth ridges which give the species its common name. This is a big, rather stocky specimen. Richmond Park is a National Nature Reserve.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.452794
Longitude
-0.291361