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CHAPTEK X 



NORTH-WEST AND NORTH LONDON 



Open spaces on the border of West London — The Scrubs, Old 

 Oak Common, and Kensal Green Cemetery — North-west 

 district — Paddington Kecreation Ground, Kilburn Park, 

 and adjoining open spaces — Regent's Park described — At- 

 tractive to birds, but not safe — Hampstead Heath : its 

 character and bird Hfe — The ponds — A pair of moorhens — 

 x\n improvement suggested — North London districts — High- 

 gate Woods, Churchyard Bottom Wood, Waterlow Park, and 

 Highgate Cemetery — Finsbury Park — A paradise of thrushes 

 — Clissold Park and Abney Park Cemetery. 



Before proceeding to give a brief account of 

 the parks and open spaces of North-west and 

 North London it is necessary to mention here a 

 group of open spaces just within the West 

 district, on its northern border, a mile and a 

 half to two miles north of Eavenscourt Park. 

 These are Wormwood Scrubs, Little Wormwood 

 Scrubs, Old Oak Common, and Kensal Green 

 Cemetery. As they contain altogether not far 

 short of three hundred acres, and are in close 

 proximity, they might in time have been thrown 

 into one park. A large open space will be 



