Reminder: June challenge

[nou]

Just a quick reminder that the June challenge starts soon.

Anyone got any plans firmed up yet? I’ve organised a date to do my regular bus challenge (i.e. I.c) with bob, and I'm planning to do the next stage in my bit-by-bit West Croydon to London Bridge walk (amended version of II.a) too.

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[nou]

Greater London is generally very densely populated, but the metropolitan area reaches out beyond that, and it has that traily-suburby thing going on too. The green belt is a big part of why.

[fred_mouse]

Interesting. I wonder whether that Greater London aspect is why there is a 5 times the population density that we have (wikipedia tells me that the London Metropolitan Agglomeration has a population density of 1510 people per square kilometre and that Greater Perth has a mere 310).

..and my last assignment is due tomorrow night, so I'm starting to look at trying to do a proper walk. I did a surprise short walk in some of the Kings Park botanic gardens (wikipedia article here, didn't find a good map of it), but didn't think to take photos - may remember to write it up while I still remember where I went!

[nou]

I suspect so. Greater London itself is very densely populated, and getting more and more so by the year.

I hesitate to add to your to-read list, but Outskirts by John Grindrod is just out and looks very interesting (I haven't yet read it myself).

Hurrah for surprise walks! Would love to see a writeup if you get the chance.

[fred_mouse]

New plan is that I'm going to do a better/longer walk in Kings Park, because it occurred to me that there are large swaths I've never been in. Next Tuesday morning, with a plan for ~ 2 hours. And I will take a camera!