From London Bridge to Deptford

With plans to conquer the green belt around Coulsdon South beaten into submission by Southern Railways, I walked today with the Knit Nurse from London Bridge to Deptford.



It's a delightful walk, with river views, some great old pubs and plenty of historical interest. Although I've cycled and walked along here before, this was my first ascent of Stave Hill, created from waste spoil in the 1980s when Rotherhithe's Russia Dock was filled in and transformed into a park.

While modest at only 9m tall, the hill provides some stunning views over Canary Wharf. And if that wasn't enough, we were also treated to a brief flash of blue and gold from a kingfisher at a nearby pond.