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The reserve is very shaded by trees so the flash was absorbed by the dark surfaces The fritillaries are the purple bells
©Jack Hill
Not the footpath marked on the map which follows the line of trees, but it seems to be very popular with walkers and joggers!
©Martin Addison
Dist:0.2km<br/>There are actually two outflows with bridges allow water out of Darlands Lake - this is the older of the two. [[357229]] by Tony Jones shows the more recent addition. Both watercourses converge as Folly Brook a short distance downstream.
©Martin Addison
Dist:0.2km<br/>Barnet's best-kept secret as there are no signs to it from Totteridge Lane. I set off to find the lake after seeing it in the London A-Z.
©Terry Burgess
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©Tony Jones
Dist:0.2km<br/>Centrepiece of the Darlands Lake Nature Reserve - the lake is fed by Folly Brook and a number of unnamed streams from the surrounding farmland. Although it is still spring the smell of decaying vegetation is quite strong here.
©Martin Addison
Dist:0.2km<br/>Crossing the brook below the dam of Darlands Lake.
©Martin Addison
Dist:0.2km<br/>This is a wildlife reserve but the lake is silting up, so there is a dilemma about dredging and disposal of the detritus. There is a colony of fritillaries
©Jack Hill
Dist:0.2km<br/>Anemone nemorosa - Beside the footpath in the Darlands Lake Nature Reserve.
©Martin Addison
Dist:0.3km<br/>The brook is bathed in the sunlight filtered by the fresh green canopy of leaves.
©Martin Addison
Dist:0.4km<br/>The footpath from Totteridge to Mill Hill crosses an unnamed stream that it has followed down the hill from close to some disused farm buildings. The stream rises behind 49 Totteridge Village and is seen being joined by water from a ditch. There is also a third watercourse out of shot on the right which rises beside Chestnut Lane. The Stream will flow into Darlands Lake.
©Martin Addison
Dist:0.4km<br/>I believe these belong to Laurel Farm. They clearly haven't been used for quite some time.
©Martin Addison
Dist:0.4km<br/>A line of trees marking the site of a long since removed field boundary seen through the hawthorns beside Folly Brook. The midday sunlight is starting to take on a pinkish hue as the smog over London builds up in the high pressure still air conditions. It will be a hazy afternoon and the government will begin issuing smog warnings the following day.
©Martin Addison
Dist:0.5km<br/>The scale of the hedge, behind which runs Folly Brook, can be judged from my 9 year old son - Alasdair - walking beside it. I should add, he's tall for his age!
©Martin Addison
Dist:0.5km<br/>Marked 'No Admittance' the gate stands open for anyone who wishes to enter the field. This view is looking across the Folly Brook valley and Darlands Lake Nature Reserve.
©Martin Addison

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