Can remember as a boy travelling to the heath earl...

Can remember as a boy travelling to the heath early on a saturday morning to get to the pond and make sure i got the best possible spot to fish, my little fibre glass rod and small spinning reel, meeting other like minded young fellas and having a gudgeon fish off, biggest one caught the winner. That was 51 years ago, today i had to visit the Royal Free hospital and had parked on the hill down from jack straws end. I decided to climb a small grass hill up to take a look at the last pond, i had barely got to the top admiring the birdlife and some fish creating small vortexes out in the water thinking of years gone by, when BANG, Went my memories with this roar from down the hill, "OI MATE" you aint allowed up there its private, ya have to get out..A real shame how things have changed, no smiling happy kids anymore enjoying the heath for what its meant to be, a small bit of countryside brought into the urban areas....seems my old Dad was right when he said enjoy life when your young son as it don't get better.....memories.