Last Sunday: A watery green walk from Lewisham to Hackney.
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The residents of Huxbear Street have created this green walkway...
#LoveLondonWalkLondon #EveryStreetInLondon #London #SE4 #CroftonPark #Brockley

Into Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery. The Sweet Peas cascade over graves.
@LovingLadywell posts videos from Mike Guilfoyle about some of the people who lie here.

Fordham Park, tucked behind New Cross

Down Woodpecker Road. But, Woodpecker Road isn't really a road any more, it's much better than that. A pedestrian walk way which takes you from Fordham Park to Folkestone Gardens.
Historical photo from @soxgnasher

The pond in Folkestone Gardens is looking rather bare, I think because of the ongoing renovation – creating a better environment for moorhens, ducks and amphibians. Funded by @veoliaenvtrust & @LewishamCouncil. More info from @deptfordfolk: https://mailchi.mp/b6c544ee8b87/061019

The last time I took a proper look at the Folkestone Garden pond was when me and @oliverhp walked 25.6 miles between all 25 Lewisham parks in one day. https://twitter.com/cornish_jack/status/1013905626626494465

On to Deptford Park and great to see one of the new Lewisham modal filters. Good stuff @SophieMcGeevor, @LewishamCouncil, @damienegan.

The glory of Greenland Dock – the oldest of London's riverside docks it was laid out in the late 17th century. Named because of extensive usage by the Greenland whaling ships. #SE16 #SurreyQuays #GreenlandDock

One of the few original buildings remaining is this little guy, now dwarfed by newer housing. As the plaque says “nobody is sure what is was used for”...

Along to the smaller South Dock

Nice planting pit on South Sea Street

A little line of London Plane trees take pedestrians to our next park...Any idea how old these would be @TheStreetTree?

Stave Hill Ecological Park is on the site of the old Russia Dock – the quayside remains.
Map courtesy of @natlibscotmaps.

I can't believe I haven't been to this park before – it's fantastic. I'll be coming back to explore more.
The park has green fingers which reach out into the surrounding housing estates.

Hung out with a heron for a bit....

Out on to Salter Road. I've got a bit of a soft spot for the weird 1980's docklands housing.
Lavender Pond Nature Reserve and, finally, Thames side!

Passing Shaft 1 of the Rotherhithe Tunnel. I'm yet to pluck up the courage to walk through the tunnel – only about 20 people do walk through (it used to regularly get 14,000 pedestrians daily). Check out when @DreamOnDaniela walked it for @Londonist:

(HOPE) SUFFERANCE WHARF – site of an early experiment in artist lead regeneration? In 1974 the building was converted  to premises for crafts workers, including silversmiths, glassblowers potters and knitters.
Check out this blog post for more: http://russiadock.blogspot.com/2015/02/hope-sufferance-wharf-and-granary.html

Swedish and Finnish churches stand on the same street – built for Scandinavian sailors. The modernist Finnish church was built in 1958 and designed by Cyrill Mardall-Sjöström.

I better hurry up this thread if I'm ever going to get to Hackney...so...on through Shad Thames. I pass the little alley called “Maggie Blake’s Cause” named after Maggie who fought to ensure public access to the river front.
http://footprintsoflondon.com/2014/09/bleeding-london-maggie-blakes-cause/

After crossing at Tower Bridge, I dive down Hammett Street to get away from the traffic. Behind this little crescent of housing lies a little hidden secret – a section of the Roman London Wall.

I'm late to meet my friends, so am storming up through North London now. On Shoreditch High Street - Wells & Company – purveyors of stoves, gutters, pipes and decorative ironwork. As @Look_UpLondon points out, the “O” & “R” have had a terrible time...
https://lookup.london/shoreditch-commercial-ironworks/

Round the back of the Geffrye museum (aka The Museum of the Home), currently closed for redevelopment. Top London museum, definitely looking forward to going back.

Crossing the Regent's Canal into Haggerston

De Beauvoir Sq, De Beauvoir Town. The neighbourhood was the site of early London modal filters. This blog by @Hackneycyclist has the whole story: http://hackneycyclist.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-history-behind-filtered.html
This was back in the 70's and now @jonburkeUK is doing fantastic work in making Hackney streets for people.

Newington Green, and it's Unitarian Church – a site of London dissent, radical thinking, and revolutionary ideas for centuries. Check out this @LayersofLondon collection and the very detailed wikipedia page for more info:
https://www.ngmh.org.uk/history/radical-local-history-mapped
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newington_Green_Unitarian_Church

It's now just a short walk to my final stop, Clissold Park. After 13.99 miles I get to sit down with my friends.