You Are Here - Bostall Hill, London, UK
N 51° 28.902 E 000° 06.985
31U E 299781 N 5707337
This "you are here" map is on an information sign located on the north side of Bostall Hill and is next to a footpath leading into the woods.
Waymark Code: WMJEJH
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/08/2013
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The sign is made from metal and is painted with enamel paints. The map is in
the lower right corner of the sign with the rest of it being given over to
information about the area including flora and fauna.
The Wikipedia
website tells us about Bostall Heath and Woods:
Bostall Heath and Woods is an area of 159.1 hectares
of woodland with areas of heathland located in the Royal Borough of
Greenwich ward of Abbey Wood and adjacent to Lesnes Abbey Woods. The area to
the south of the A206 (Bostall Hill) is Bostall Woods and to the north is
Bostall Heath. The wood is owned and maintained by the Royal Borough of
Greenwich, with the exception of the Cooperative Woods, in the north east
corner of the site which are owned by the Royal Arsenal Co-operative
Society.
On Bostall Heath there are a bowling green, cricket nets and casual soccer
facilities. It is part of the Green Chain Walk network.
Bostall Heath and Woods is located within a mostly residential area and is
accessible to the public from a number of points at all times. There are
also public transport links. The nearest railway station is Abbey Wood
railway station, the heath is served by buses B11 and 99 and the wood by
B11, 99, 177, 180, 96, and 422.