I had a lovely little trundle today to Lewisham and back over Blackheath. London seems to have a bit of a negative reputation as a huge urban sprawl, but when you get to know the city you realise that that is misplaced. It is a metropolis of parks, and even rivers. This afternoon I walked beside the river Quaggy as it meanders through several very well maintained parks between Eltham and Lewisham. To show you what I’m getting at, as well as to give you a glimpse of how peaceful and picturesque rivers like the Quaggy can be, I’d invite everyone to watch this lovely little John Rogers video. Broadly, it covers almost everywhere I visited today or have trundled previously, as well as being quite a fascinating exploration of many of my local parks.