Share this on:
 Facebook
 Twitter
 Tumblr
 E-mail
157
VIEWS
 
RECOMMENDS
7
SHARES
About this iReport
  • Approved for CNN

    • Click to view chopsm's profile
    Posted October 4, 2012 by
    chopsm
    Location
    london
    Assignment
    Assignment
    This iReport is part of an assignment:
    Autumn leaves 2012

    More from chopsm
    More iReports you should see

    Queen Victoria's Leaves

    By chopsm  |  Posted October 4, 2012  |  london
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     London-based iReporter chopsm took a stroll in the city's iconic park and captured this photo of autumn leaves on ground still damp from Friday morning rains. "The park has been used by millions of Londoners for nearly 170 years as a place of healthy recreation, sports, play and relaxation," he says.
    - sarahbrowngb, CNN iReport producer

    Autumn has finally come to London England as this blanket of autumnal leaves confirms in Victoria Park near the recent London 2012 Olympics site.

     

    Victoria Park is one of London’s most important historic parks and its oldest public park. It has been used by millions of Londoners for nearly 170 years as a place of healthy recreation, sports, play and relaxation.

     

    Named after the late Queen Victoria it was Londons first public park opened in 1845 after a local MP presented Queen Victoria with a petition of 30,000 signatures for an open space for Londoners to enjoy.

    • TAGS:

    • GROUPS:

    What do you think of this story?

    Select one of the options below. Your feedback will help tell CNN producers what to do with this iReport. If you'd like, you can explain your choice in the comments below.
    Be and editor! Choose an option below:
      Awesome! Put this on TV! Almost! Needs work. This submission violates iReport's community guidelines.
    More from this assignment - Autumn leaves 2012
    On CNN
    Sunset ,Fall Reflection ,Scituate Reservoir
    On CNN
    Autumn in The Eastern Sierra
    On CNN
    Autumn Wine
    See all 236 iReports
    Add your Story

    Comments

    Log in to comment

    iReport welcomes a lively discussion, so comments on iReports are not pre-screened before they post. See the iReport community guidelines for details about content that is not welcome on iReport.

    Add your Story Add your Story