Ruislip Common, England
par Hans ter Horst
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Ruislip Common used to be, like any common, a trackt of land that was jointly used by the residents of the Ruislip community. It is now the starting point of many hikes and located just next to the Ruislip Lido. The Ruislip council has some longhorn cattle grazing on the common again which highly improved the area at once.
The Ruislip Lido in the early morning fog; this is the favourite location for us people of Ruislip an...
The Ruislip Lido in the early morning fog; this is the favourite location for us people of Ruislip an...
One of the more tranquil areas of the Ruislip Common with a nice, comfortable bench to sit on. This a...
The cattle drinking pond at the top of the Ruislip Common, unfortunately, the pond is difficult to sp...
Mad Bass Wood, part of the Ruislip Woods, is of course a very intriguing name for this wood, but unf...
Built around the pre-Norman Motte and Bailey fort, the Manor Farm just North of the High Street in Ru...
This 13th century church is named after Martin of Tours and probably stands on the site of an earlier...
Bayhurst Wood is located just next to Mad Bess Wood and is part of the Ruislip Woods. Very unexplaina...
This 13th century church is named after Martin of Tours and probably stands on the site of an earlier...
This forgotten area of Bayhurst Wood, part of the Ruislip Woods, was only accesible via a forgotten s...
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