In the April of 1621, Henry Danvers, The first earl of Danby purchased a low-lying area on the banks of the River Cherwell for a sum of 250 pounds from the University of Oxford. His intent was to build a physic garden that is a garden filled with plants possessing medicinal properties. The land covered an area of 5 acres and had very poor drainage. Hence it required 4000 loads of garbage to raise the level and bring it at par with the River Cherwell so as to prevent it…
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Macritchie Nature Trail and Reservoir Park
With the exams finally out of our way, we decided we required a breather. We did take the thought quite literally and headed off to Singapore’s largest fresh water reservoir – the Macritchie Nature Trail and Reservoir Park. A Sunday Trek Ever since we moved to Singapore, we have been enthralled with its collection of well curated nature parks. This little country has displayed quite an efficient way of being “carefully careless’. Nature is allowed to flower at its own pace and passion aided with a few minor human touch-ups…
