TQ2497 : Weeping willow, Hadley Green
taken 13 years ago, near to Monken Hadley, Barnet, England
Monken Hadley is an ancient country village north of Barnet, it is now a suburban development situated on the very edge of Greater London. The church dates back to the 15th century. Many of the buildings are listed. The village is close to the site of the Battle of Barnet (1471). Part of the village is Hadley Green a local nature reserve.
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Salix babylonica (Babylon willow or weeping willow); is a species of willow native to areas of northern China, but cultivated for millennia elsewhere in Asia, being traded along the Silk Road to southwest Asia and Europe.
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