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Gardens Suggestions Owls in Kensington Gardens 

 Other West London open spaces Ravenscourt Park 

 as it was and as it is . . . . . . . 151 



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NORTH-WEST AND NORTH LONDON 



Open spaces on the borders of West London The Scrubs, 

 Old Oak Common, and Kensal Green Cemetery North- 

 west district Paddington Recreation Ground, Kilburn 

 Park, and adjoining open spaces Regent's Park de- 

 scribed Attractive to birds, but not safe Hampstead 

 Heath : its character and bird life The ponds A pair 

 of moorhens An improvement suggested North Lon- 

 don districts Highgate Woods, Churchyard Bottom 

 Wood, Waterlow Park, and Highgate Cemetery Fins- 

 bury Park A paradise of thrushes Clissold Park and 

 Abney Park Cemetery ..... . 171 



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EAST LONDON 



Condition of the East district Large circular group of 

 open spaces Hackney Downs and London Fields 

 Victoria Park with Hackney Common Smoky atmo- 

 sphere Bird life Lakes An improvement suggested 

 Chaffinch fanciers Hackney Marsh with North and 

 South Mill Fields Unique character of the Marsh 

 White House Fishery The vanished sporting times- 

 Anecdotes Collection of rare birds A region of 

 marshes Wanstead Old Park Woodland character 

 Bird life Heronry and rookery A suggestion . . 192 



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SOUTH-EAST LONDON 



General survey of South London South-east London : its 

 most populous portion Three small open spaces 



