Holland Park [37 photos] in TQ2479 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

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Holland Park

Holland Park is about 22 hectares in area and is considered one of the most peaceful parks of West London. The northern half or so of the park is semi-wild woodland, the central section around the ruins of Holland House is more formal with several garden areas, and the southernmost section is used for sport.
Holland House is now a fragmentary ruin, having been devastated by incendiary bombing in 1940, but the ruins and the grounds were bought by London County Council in 1952 from the last private owner, the 6th Earl of Ilchester. Today the remains of the house form a backdrop for the open air Holland Park Theatre, which is the home of Opera Holland Park. The green-roofed Commonwealth Institute lies to the south.
The park contains a famous orangery, a giant chess set, a cricket pitch, tennis courts, a Japanese garden, a youth hostel, one of London's best equipped children's playgrounds, squirrels and (impressively for a London park) peacocks. In 2010, the park set aside a part which is home to pigs, their job over the next 12 months is to reclaim the area from nettles etc., in order to create another meadow area for wild flowers and fauna.
The Holland Park Ecology Centre, operated by the borough's Ecology Service, offers environmental education programs including nature walks, talks, programs for schools and outdoor activity programs for children.

by N Chadwick

Created: Fri, 5 Sep 2014, Updated: Fri, 5 Sep 2014

37 images use this description:

TQ2479 : Cricket Pitch, Holland Park by Paul Gillett

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TQ2479 : Tortoises, Holland Park by N Chadwick

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TQ2479 : Holland Park Ecology Centre by N Chadwick

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TQ2479 : Tree and Waterfall, Kyoto Garden, Holland Park by Roger Jones

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TQ2480 : Entrance to Holland Park Mews by Janusz Lukasiak

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TQ2579 : Gate piers, Holland Park by N Chadwick

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TQ2579 : Cycle track, Holland Park by N Chadwick

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TQ2479 : Pond filled from sustainable drainage, Holland Park by David Hawgood

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TQ2480 : Houses in Holland Park Mews, London by Janusz Lukasiak

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TQ2479 : Tortoises with Triangle and Time by Lauren

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TQ2479 : Heron, Tree & Fish, Kyoto Garden, Holland Park by Roger Jones

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TQ2479 : Ditch collects rain to soak into ground, Holland Park by David Hawgood

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TQ2479 : Autumn Colour at Kyoto Garden, Holland Park by Roger Jones

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TQ2479 : Elephant statues, Holland Park by N Chadwick

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TQ2479 : Rainwater storage ditch, Holland Park by David Hawgood

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TQ2479 : Cycle hire, Holland Park by N Chadwick

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TQ2479 : Rainwater conservation path and gutter, Holland Park by David Hawgood

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TQ2479 : Colonnades, Holland Park by N Chadwick

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TQ2480 : Two mounted police officers, Holland Park Mews, London by Janusz Lukasiak

2014

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