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Jack Cooke. The Tree Climber’s Guide
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Contents
Introduction
The Inner Gibbon. A Short History of Climbing Trees
Green Fingers
A Warning to the Curious
Canals & Rivers
Brothers in Arms, Bishop’s Park
The Helping Hand, Regent’s Canal
The Hideout, Beverley Brook
The Old Mill, Ravensbourne River
The Crow’s Nest, King Edward VII Memorial Park
The Sidewinder, Hertford Union Canal
The Golden Fleece, Little Venice
The Double Decker, Millbank
Ophelia’s Treehouse, The Bow Brook
The Fireman’s Pole, Meadowbank
The Fish Hook, River Wandle
City Parks
The Divine Tree, Holland Park
The Kraken, Clissold Park
The Cracked Ash, Victoria Park
Twin Peaks, Victoria Park
Bristowe’s Oaks, Brockwell Park
Plimpton’s Seat, Finsbury Park
The Flagpole, Wandsworth Park
The Tilted Tree, Ravenscourt Park
The Two Towers, Ravenscourt Park
House of Marvell, Waterlow Park
The Enchanted Oak, Ruskin Park
The Quarterdeck, Geraldine Harmsworth Park
The Chartist Tree, Kennington Park
The Magic Carpet, Normand Park
The Guardian Tree, Crystal Palace Park
The Corkscrew, Battersea Park
The Strangled Oak, Battersea Park
The Totem Pole, Roundwood Park
The Jigsaw Tree, Burgess Park
Species
Squares, Gardens & Greens
The Wooden Rose, Brunswick Square
The Black Horse, Temple Gardens
The Chrysalis, Fulham Palace Gardens
Bishop’s Rest, Fulham Palace Gardens
The Nostrils, Camberwell Green
Pankhurst’s Stave, Victoria Tower Gardens
The Catapult, Lincoln’s Inn Fields
The Mountain Top, Horniman Museum Gardens
The Vanguard Beech, Lucas Gardens
The Amplifier, Canada Square
The Gelding’s Tree, Golden Square
Cemeteries & Churchyards
The Three Crowns, Abney Park Cemetery
The Angel Pine, Brompton Cemetery
The Split Yew, All Saints Fulham
John Joshua’s Lime, Hammersmith Old
The False Prophet, St John’s Wood Church Grounds
The Old Crutch, Kensal Green Cemetery
The Black Hand, Nunhead Cemetery
The Granny Pine, Paddington Old Cemetery
The Pulpit, St Paul’s Cathedral Churchyard
Royal Parks
The Hermit Hole, Hyde Park
The Pedestal, Kensington Gardens
The High Bower, Greenwich Park
The Royal Perch, St James’s Park
The Tree of Knowledge, Richmond Park
The Lookout, Primrose Hill
Houdini’s Door, Regent’s Park
Streets, Roundabouts & Rooftops
The One-Way Willow, Swiss Cottage Roundabout
Tramp’s Corner, The Mall
The Spire, Highbury Island
The Burnt Treehouse, Lillie Road
The Traffic Warden, Park Lane
The Flying Oak, Kensington Roof Gardens
The Soldier Fig, Stratford Greenway
Seasons
Open Ground
A Strange Vision, Peckham Rye
The Oasis, Blackheath
The Turnip Tree, Tooting Commons
Lamp Post 33, Clapham Common
Gwain’s Bane, Wormwood Scrubs
The Talisman, Wandsworth Common
The Commentary Box, Hackney Marshes
The Fallen Oak, Hampstead Heath
The Dule Tree, Wanstead Flats
Secret Gardens
The Bowsprit, Rosmead Garden
The Holy Holm, Lambeth Palace Gardens
The Widow’s Veil, Chelsea Physic Garden
The Prince of Persia, Kew Gardens
The Lost Dragon, Kew Gardens
The Peacock Roost, The Hurlingham Club
A Night Aloft
The Sprouting City
Branching Out – A Tree Climber’s Glossary
Acknowledgements
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