I then doubled back and went down Fraser Rd in order to get back up to Northumberland Heath via Birch Walk.

This ‘detour’ yielded a lot of Feverfew and a number of Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) – a new species for me in Bexley – above the retaining wall. The latter used to be grown commercially to produce a soapy liquid for washing wool and may be an escape from cultivation generally, and also at this particular site.