1. Herne Hill Station
A couple of great Birch Bush B & B images I discovered:
Herne Hill Station
Upper floors of the primary building of Herne Hill Station as seen from Platform 1 looking
south.
The tower structure is quite outstanding however total this is a rather unprepossessing view for
waiting passengers, what with the graffiti and the air of dereliction (though it isn’t actually
derelict). The blue fence seems incongruously discordant, and barbed wire fencing never does
much for a view either. Luckily, in summer time at the very least, the plants soften the outlook.
This is a Grade II Listed Building and its scale (seen best at street level from the street) mirrors
its function as a station found at a several junction. It is served by mainline suburban (‘
overground’) trains, though longer distance trains from Kent do not generally stop here.
The plants is dominated by Buddleia davidii (butterfly shrub, summer lilac) here in full bloom.
There is additionally a silver birch tree (Betula pendula) (R). I’m unsure if these were originally
grown to make the view more pleasurable, or whether they are self-seeded (Buddleia is a
‘garden escape’ traditional of city waste patches and disregarded yards in London, and can
easily be seen growing practically anywhere around buildings, also out of ignored rain gutters,
broken parapets and fractures in walls, paving and concrete.)
TRAIN NOTES
Herne Hill is a junction station. The railway lines which come into it run above street level on
long viaducts, and access to the platforms is by subway with stairways and lifts. The station was
created by architect John Taylor and train engineers Joseph Cubitt and J.T. Turner. It opened in
1862 when it was functioned by the London, Chatham and Dover Train. The station tower hid a
water tank for steam locomotives. (Information from
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herne_Hill_railway_station)
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2. 2 Train Operating Companies (TOCs) serve Herne Hill: Southeastern
and First Capital Connect (formerly Thameslink). The primary service operated by
Southeastern is Orpington – London Victoria. First Capital Connect functions the Sutton Loop
service which connects Sutton and Wimbledon to London Blackfriars, St. Pancras International,
St. Albans, Luton and Bedford. Platform 1 right here is normally made use of by up trains
towards Blackfriars. Although Thameslink not exists as a TOC, the same name is made use of
for the collection of paths now served by First Capital Connect. The railways in this part of the
nationwide network are all electric, operated from 750 V DC 3rd rail. The conductor rail can
easily be seen on the side of the track furthest from the platform.
for COMMUTE ROUTE set:
After walking to Herne Hill station, I catch a mainline suburban service train from here to
London Victoria.
Really, I mainly utilize platform 2 which is the other side of this island arrangement, because
that’s the one my trains to Victoria use most frequently. I sometimes utilize platform 1 when
requirement to go through London Blackfriars, however, just recently, Blackfriars was
suspended for a very long time during the big renovation work there.
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Easter Tiger Swallowtail on my Butterfly Plant
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ( Papilio glaucus Linnaeus)
Wing period: 3 5/8 – 6 1/2 inches (9.2 – 16.5 centimeters).
Recognition: Male is yellow with dark tiger stripes. Female has 2 kinds: one yellow like the
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3. male and the other black with shadows of dark stripes. Hindwing of both female forms has many
rainbowlike blue scales and an orange marginal spot. On the underside of forewing of both
female types the row of marginal spots has merged into a continual band.
Life history: Males patrol for susceptible females. Females lay eggs singly on host leaves.
Caterpillars consume leaves and rest on silken mats in shelters of curled leaves. Chrysalids
overwinter.
Flight: 3 flights from February-November in Deep South; 2 flights from May-September in north.
Caterpillar hosts: Leaves of various plants including wild cherry (Prunus), sweetbay
(Magnolia), basswood (Tilia), tulip tree (Liriodendron), birch (Betula), ash (Fraxinus),
cottonwood (Populus), mountain ash (Sorbus), and willow (Salix).
Adult food: Nectar of flowers from a number of plants featuring wild cherry and lilac (Syringa
vulgaris).
Habitat: Deciduous broadleaf woods, forest edges, river valleys, parks, and suburbs.
Assortment: Eastern North America from Ontario south to Gulf coast, west to Colorado plains
and central Texas.
Preservation: Not required.
Management requires: None noted.
From Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Easter Tiger Swallowtail on my Butterfly Shrub
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ( Papilio glaucus Linnaeus)
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4. Wing period: 3 5/8 – 6 1/2 inches (9.2 – 16.5 cm).
Identification: Male is yellow with dark tiger stripes. Female has 2 types: one yellow like the
male and the other black with shadows of dark stripes. Hindwing of both female forms has many
iridescent blue scales and an orange marginal spot. On the underside of forewing of both
female types the row of marginal spots has merged into a continuous band.
Life history: Males patrol for susceptible females. Females lay eggs singly on host leaves.
Caterpillars consume leaves and rest on silken mats in shelters of curled leaves. Chrysalids
overwinter.
Flight: 3 flights from February-November in Deep South; 2 flights from May-September in north.
Caterpillar hosts: Leaves of various plants consisting of wild cherry (Prunus), sweetbay
(Magnolia), basswood (Tilia), tulip tree (Liriodendron), birch (Betula), ash (Fraxinus),
cottonwood (Populus), mountain ash (Sorbus), and willow (Salix).
Grownup food: Nectar of flowers from a number of plants including wild cherry and lilac
(Syringa vulgaris).
Residency: Deciduous broadleaf woods, woodland edges, river valleys, parks, and residential
areas.
Assortment: Eastern North America from Ontario south to Gulf coast, west to Colorado plains
and central Texas.
Preservation: Not needed.
Management needs: None noted.
From Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
More information on South African experience at :
http://southafricanexperience.com/herne-hill-station/
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