Ruislip Common, the pond
par Hans ter Horst
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The cattle drinking pond at the top of the Ruislip Common, unfortunately, the pond is difficult to spot until you walk into it.
The Ruislip council has some longhorn cattle grazing on the common again which highly improved the area at once. You can see the cattle on this panorama.
One of the more tranquil areas of the Ruislip Common with a nice, comfortable bench to sit on. This a...
Ruislip Common used to be, like any common, a trackt of land that was jointly used by the residents o...
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...
Mad Bass Wood, part of the Ruislip Woods, is of course a very intriguing name for this wood, but unf...
This forgotten area of Bayhurst Wood, part of the Ruislip Woods, was only accesible via a forgotten s...
Bayhurst Wood is located just next to Mad Bess Wood and is part of the Ruislip Woods. Very unexplaina...
Built around the pre-Norman Motte and Bailey fort, the Manor Farm just North of the High Street in Ru...
The coach house of Eastcote House is the only building left together with the dovecote after the East...
The walled garden, also known as the Secret Garden of Eastcote House with a view of the dovecote were...
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