2014
TQ1469 : Daffodils in the Waterhouse Woodland Garden, Bushy Park
taken 10 years ago, near to East Molesey, Surrey, England
Daffodils in the Waterhouse Woodland Garden, Bushy Park
Bushy was one of the three parks enclosed by Cardinal Wolsey in the early 16th century as part of his Hampton Court estate which was built from 1515 and given to Henry VIII along with the palace in 1525. In 1638-9 Charles I had a tributary of the River Colne diverted through Bushy Park to form the Longford River, bringing water right into the grounds of Hampton Court Palace. This provided a water supply for the various water features in the parks. Numerous smaller ponds and other water features in Bushy Park have been added at various times since the 16th century.
The Woodland Garden and the Waterhouse Plantation were developed around 1949 by J M Fisher, who was also responsible for the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park. He used the Longford River to provide ponds, streams and other water features.
This view is of some daffodils next to a path with The Waterhouse Pond just ahead.
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