29 December 2013: The Mixed Pond

22 December 2013: Pryors Field

20 December 2013: Plane Tree

8 December 2013: The Cattle Trough on East Heath Road

23 November 2013: Pitt's Arch

22 November 2013: Beech Tree on Lower Cohen's Field

This beech on Lower Cohen's Field is showing all its glorious autumn colours.

19 November 2013: The Hockey Field

16 November 2013: Dawn

A frosty November dawn on Hampstead Heath. From the top: The Mixed Bathing Pond; Parliament Hill Fields; The Men's Bathing Pond

15 November 2013: Iron Pan Pond

14 November 2013: Oak Tree

13 November 2013: The Vale of Health

10 November 2013: Tree Canopies

From the top: Beeches at the Beech Grove; Birches at Kenwood Corner; Beeches at the top of the Hockey Field; Oaks at Two Tree Hill, Sandy Heath; Limes at Sandy Lane, West Heath

9 November 2013: East Heath Lodge

East Heath Lodge, seen from Pryors Field. These houses on what is now East Heath Road were built in the late 18th century, on land that was part of Hampstead Heath once (like much of Hampstead Village). The village was not expanded beyond this point, and later both Pryors Field and Preacher's Hill, the open land on the other side of East Heath Road, were preserved by the Hampstead Heath Act 1871.

4 November 2013: The Tumulus

3 November 2013: Plane Trees

These two trees are on Parliament Hill, on the way down to Highgate Ponds.

2 November 2013: The Ladies Pond Meadow

Considering it's November now, the Heath generally is still looking rather green!

30 October 2013: Two Tree Hill

These two oaks on Sandy Heath are older than the woodland that surrounds them. When this part of Hampstead Heath was dug up for sand in the 19th century, it was to difficult to remove them, and so they were preserved. They now stand on a little hill, and you can also still see how their roots were exposed during the sand digging.

The two trees can be seen in this old picture on the London Geodiversity Partnership website.

29 October 2013: Little Tumulus Field

28 October 2013: After the Storm

A few trees by Hampstead Ponds came down in the strong wind this morning.

27 October 2013: Red Oak Tree

25 October 2013: Trees near the Hockey Field

A similar view of the same place, a couple of weeks earlier in 2011.

24 October 2013: Sunrise at Parliament Hill

20 October 2013: Maple Tree

This colourful tree is at the Sports Ground; the two paths that can be seen are the Lime Avenue and the road to the Viaduct.

18 October 2013: Parliament Hill at Dusk

16 October 2013: Pryors Field at Dawn

13 October 2013: Rainy Path

This is the path by the Vale of Health Pond.

12 October 2013: West Heath

Bracken ferns near the West Heath Bog.

11 October 2013: White Michaelmas Daisies

7 October 2013: The Model Boating Pond

6 October 2013: The Boundary Path

4 October 2013: The Mixed Pond

The swimming season at the Mixed Pond is over now, beginning again in May.

29 September 2013: Pink Michaelmas Daisies

Pink and white Michaelmas Daisies are growing on Pryors Field. They look pretty here, but they are an invasive species, kept under control to not spread further.

28 September 2013: Rose Hips

Dog rose hips on Pryors Field.

27 September 2013: Conkers

There are plenty of conkers coming down - these here are from a group of horse chestnut trees near the Vale of Health Pond.

24 September 2013: The Lime Avenue

The top of the Lime Avenue, near the Sports Ground, on a foggy morning.

21 September 2013: Sloes

Sloes, the fruit of the blackthorn, are now ripening. Blackthorns can be found in the hedgerows on Hampstead Heath. These slows are growing on a tall shrub between the two Cohen's Fields, near the Goodison Fountain.

20 September 2013: Hawthorn Tree

This berry-laden hawthorn grows next to the Viaduct.

16 September 2013: The Tumulus

8 September 2013: The Viaduct Pond

6 September 2013: Little Tumulus Field

5 September 2013: Misty Morning on the Tumulus Field

4 September 2013: Silver Maple

I believe this tree, which is at the top of the Tumulus Field, is a silver maple; it's one of the first to start changing colour.