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Coppett's Wood was once part of Finchley Common, a large tract of countryside belonging to the Bishop of London. The origin of Coppett's Wood is unclear. It first appeared as woodland on Ordnance Survey maps from surveys of 1862 - 1871, although individual features may date from an earlier time. It is thought to have been used for timber production - the old boundary ditches along the southern and western edges, which survive to this day, may once have served to deter cattle from straying into the wood. The site was designated as a Local nature Reserve in 1997 and there is free public access. This house is just beyond the western edge of the woods.

Coppett's Wood was once part of Finchley Common, a large tract of countryside belonging to the Bishop of London. The origin of Coppett's Wood is unclear. It first appeared as woodland on Ordnance Survey maps from surveys of 1862 - 1871, although individual features may date from an earlier time. It is thought to have been used for timber production - the old boundary ditches along the southern and western edges, which survive to this day, may once have served to deter cattle from straying into the wood. The site was designated as a Local nature Reserve in 1997 and there is free public access.

Concrete remains from the sewage works built on this site in the 1870's. The works was closed in 1963 and demolished in 1988. The pile of rubble extends diagonally across the full width of the photo. It might have been a raised walkway over the sewage pans.

The local rubbish dump is the only one in Barnet borough since they closed the other one near Brent Cross. Being at the eastern end of the borough means people on the other side now have some way to travel to get there.

Looking towards the Compton School, originally called Finchley Manorhill.

Catering equipment wholesaler on Summers Lane, Friern Barnet. I wouldn't like my foot to slip off the clutch when parking the van - the pavement is a long way down.

Part of the housing estate between Summers Lane and Woodhouse Road. The roundabout is a bit of a mystery - there is no junction, just a rightangle bend!

View from the Coppetts Wood footbridge. Houses on Coppetts Close are visible on the right.

Wreck of a mountain bike left on the road. It will no doubt make its way to the recycling centre, the gates of which are visible at the end of the road.