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Snowdrops at Nunhead.. by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Snowdrops in London and the South East..In the gloom of January, snowdrops are the little wonders of nature which can lift our spirits and help carry us through to spring

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Snowdrop...(Galanthus nivalis) by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: One of the first signs of spring. While not native to these shores, these hardy flowers have become a familiar indicator of the shifting seasons and a sure sign that warmer weather is on its way Snowdrops are found across the UK. They favour damp soil and are often found in broadleaved woodland and along riverbanks, but can also be seen in parks, gardens, meadows and scrub. The species normally flowers in January and February,

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Nunhead Cemetery..SE15 by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Gothic splendour meets untamed nature Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, SE15

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Nunhead Cemetery by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Nunhead Cemetery is one of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries in London, England. It is perhaps the least famous and celebrated of them. The cemetery is located in Nunhead in the London Borough of Southwark and was originally known as All Saints' Cemetery. Image result for nunhead cemetery wildlife Nunhead Cemetery in London, which has been declared a nature reserve. ... Nature-lovers have recorded bats, hedgehogs, green and greater spotted woodpeckers, owls, sparrowhawks, many types of butterflies and moths, as well as many different species of wildflowers and plants

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Woodland Robin.. by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Feisty. Iconic. A Christmas-card favourite and a gardener’s best friend. It’s no wonder this fiery little fella is one of Britain’s most-loved birds, frequenting the UK’s gardens in search of worms..

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Nunhead Cemetery by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Beautiful old cemetery to walk around and have some quiet contemplation. Nunhead Cemetery is one of the "Magnificent Seven" Victorian Cemeteries established in the mid-nineteenth century as a successor to the traditional parish churchyards which, as London's population grew, had become hopelessly overcrowded. Consecrated in 1840, it was subsequently closed in 1969, and thereafter entered a period of abandonment and decay.

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Nunhead Cemetery Walk by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Nunhead Cemetery is the second largest of London's Magnificent Seven cemeteries, and probably the wildest. Almost 270,000 people are buried here, dating back as far as 1840 OK, the cemetery cost a lot more to build, but in 1975 it was bought for £1. The London Cemetery Company, which had originally owned it, went bankrupt and passed the cemetery into to the ownership of the United Cemetery Company (UCC) in 1960. The UCC couldn't run the cemetery profitably, so closed it in 1969, locked the gates, and left it to wrack and ruin. In 1975, Southwark Council bought the site for £1, although very little was done with it until the late 1990s when it was awarded Lottery funding, allowing the Friends of Nunhead Cemetery to renovate and restore it. Much of the cemetery is still wild as a result of being left untended for years, with many paths and gravestones inaccessible

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Nunhead Cemetery SE15 by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Nunhead Cemetery is one of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries in London, England. It is perhaps the least famous and celebrated of them. The cemetery is located in Nunhead in the London Borough of Southwark and was originally known as All Saints' Cemetery. Seven large, private cemeteries were established in what was then the outskirts of central London. Today they open as public parks or nature reserves and include; Kensal Green, West Norwood, Highgate, Abney Park, Brompton, Tower Hamlets and Nunhead Cemetery. *The term ‘magnificent seven’ was actually inspired by the 1960s film and only coined in 1981 by Architectural Historian; Hugh Mellor