S5E1 - City nature walk – Amsterdam

This is the first of a new, occasional City Nature Walks series, highlighting the wonder of nature in urban environments. 

I walked through beautiful Westerpark in north Amsterdam on an unseasonably cold early summer day. The land is made up of lush, half-flooded meadow, narrow canals and the odd brick home. The woods are full of poplar, ash, lime and beech trees plus some hawthorn and elder bushes, while down on the meadow are graceful weeping willows. 

If you're wondering 'where can I find natural beauty in the city of Amsterdam', 'what ar...