22 December 2013: Pryors Field

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.

16 October 2013: Pryors Field at Dawn

11 October 2013: White Michaelmas Daisies

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.

16 August 2013: Lower Heath

This is the view from Pryors Field towards the fairground site on the Lower Heath.

2 August 2013: Pryors Field

8 July 2013: The Pryors

24 May 2013: Apple Tree on Pryors Field

21 December 2012: Dusk

The shortest day of the year, at the willows on Pryors Field.

18 November 2012: A Frosty Autumn Morning on Pryors Field

8 November 2012: Pryors Field

Looking from the top of Pryors Field towards the Bathing Pond.

4 October 2012: Pryors Field

...and the moon. Looking towards East Heath Road.

19 September 2012: Hawthorn Berries

18 September 2012: Michaelmas Daisies

Pink Michaelmas daisies are now flowering on Pryors Field. They're considered an invasive non-native species, but their little pink flowers look pretty regardless.

...and now it is Summer

Upper Cohen's Field, 15 July 2012

And this morning, it even felt like summer! I went out onto the Heath with my camera for the first time in months, and summer had arrived. Here are three photos to make up for the lack of photos in the last months (and the lack of summer in England this year).


Lesser Knapweed on Pryors Field


Meadow Geraniums on Pryors Field

15 November 2011: Cattle Trough

The cattle trough on East Heath Road.

26 September 2011: Michaelmas Daisies

These Michaelmas daisies are growing on Pryors Field.

See on the map where this picture was taken.

16 September 2011: Pryors Field

Pryors Field takes its name from the Pryor family, who had a house here on the Lower Heath. Two apartment buildings called The Pryors stand on its site now, one of which can be seen in this picture.

See on the map where this picture was taken.