2011

TQ1774 : Weeping Willows by the River Thames

taken 15 years ago, near to Richmond, Richmond Upon Thames, England

Weeping Willows by the River Thames
Weeping Willows by the River Thames
River Thames

The River Thames rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire ST9899 on the slopes of the Cotswolds and flows generally eastward to its mouth near Southend in Essex. At 215 miles long it is the second longest river in Britain after the Severn, and the longest entirely within England. LinkExternal link

Weeping Willow

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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Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Woodland, Forest
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TQ1774, 736 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 7 May, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 14 September, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 1790 7416 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:27.2493N 0:18.2731W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 1797 7418
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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