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Category Archives: Friends of Farthing Downs
How Coulsdon’s downland oasis is helping to save the planet
NATURE NOTES: The City of London rangers who look after Farthing Downs, Coulsdon Common and other precious green spaces are as hard at work over the bleak midwinter months as the rest of the year, including important projects to unlock … Continue reading
Posted in City Commons, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Gardening, History, Nature Notes, South London Downs NNR, Wildlife
Tagged Brian Hope-Taylor, City Commons, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Farthing Downs, Friends of Farthing Downs and Happy Valley, Happy Valley
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Dangerous caterpillar pest closes in on Croydon’s oaks
There have been sightings in Banstead Woods of the oak processionary moth, the extremely destructive moth caterpillars which can strip a tree of its leaves, leaving it weakened, vulnerable, even killing once healthy oak trees. The Forestry Commission has been … Continue reading
Take a walk over the downs in Coulsdon with an all-star cast
The Friends of Farthing Downs and Happy Valley have relaunched their nature trail in Coulsdon, with the help of an all-star cast of celebrities. Joanna Lumley, Benjamin Zephaniah, Noddy Holder, Martin Jarvis, Miriam Margolyes, Gyles Brandreth, Tony Robinson and Richard … Continue reading
Posted in City Commons, Community associations, Coulsdon, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, South London Downs NNR, Wildlife
Tagged Benjamin Zephaniah, Coulsdon, Farthing Downs, Friends of Farthing Downs and Happy Valley, Happy Valley, Joanna Lumley, Martin Jarvis, Miriam Margolyes, Noddy Holder
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Access all areas at Coulsdon South as £3m bridge is finished
It perhaps lacks some of the quaint charm of Victorian railway architecture, but thanks to its new bridge and lifts, Coulsdon South Station is now fully accessible, as well having had platform edge tactile paving installed. The station has even … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Coulsdon, Friends of Farthing Downs, Transport
Tagged Coulsdon South, Network Rail
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Crime and livestock attacks on Farthing Downs cause concern
Croydon councillors will turn up in Coulsdon this afternoon on the hottest day of the year, maybe the hottest day ever recorded in these islands, to bask in the sun and in the reflected glory of the decades of hard … Continue reading
Posted in City Commons, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Fracking, Friends of Farthing Downs, South London Downs NNR, Wildlife
Tagged City Commons, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Farthing Downs, Happy Valley, London Borough of Croydon, Riddlesdown, Sanderstead
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Butler in U-turn over parks protection: ‘Nothing to see here’
Alison Butler, the Croydon Council cabinet member responsible for planning, has made a U-turn over the future planning status of the borough’s parks. On Saturday, Inside Croydon reported how the government planning inspector had rejected Croydon Council’s efforts to apply … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Federation of Allotment and Garden Societies, Croydon parks, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, Friends of Addiscombe Railway Park, Friends of Ashburton Park, Friends of Croham Hurst Woods, Friends of Crystal Palace Park, Friends of Farthing Downs, Friends of Grange Park, Friends of Grangewood Park, Friends of Haling Grove, Friends of Heavers Meadow, Friends of Marlpit Lane Bowling Green, Friends of Millers Ponds, Friends of Selsdon Woods, Friends of Shirley Windmill, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Friends of Wandle Park, Friends of West Norwood Cemetery, Peter Underwood, Planning, Queens Gardens, Wildlife
Tagged Alison Butler, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Queens Gardens, South Norwood
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Residents have 48 hours to save 70 parks and open spaces
The people of Croydon have 48 hours left to try to save more than 70 of the borough’s parks and open spaces from being put at serious risk of being handed over to developers to be built on. Alison Butler, … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, Friends of Addiscombe Railway Park, Friends of Ashburton Park, Friends of Croham Hurst Woods, Friends of Farthing Downs, Friends of Grange Park, Friends of Grangewood Park, Friends of Haling Grove, Friends of Heavers Meadow, Friends of Marlpit Lane Bowling Green, Friends of Millers Ponds, Friends of Selsdon Woods, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Lloyd Park, Peter Underwood, Planning, Queens Gardens
Tagged Addiscombe Railway Park, Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Croydon Local Plan, Croydon parks, Peter Underwood, Planning, Purley, Rotary Field, Sanderstead
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UnHappy Valley: plans for glamping and festivals at beauty spot
The latest in a series of council consultations about the future of the borough’s parks and open spaces is suggesting that a noted local beauty spot could be handed over to another public body to look after, or that it … Continue reading
Council kills off Percy the park keeper and abandons 120 parks
CHRIS PECKHAM, our environment correspondent, on the latest shocking admission of failure at Croydon Town Hall Croydon Council is about to shut-up the park keeper’s hut in more than 120 of the borough’s open spaces, as it seems primed to … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Addiscombe Railway Park, Friends of Ashburton Park, Friends of Croham Hurst Woods, Friends of Farthing Downs, Friends of Grange Park, Friends of Grangewood Park, Friends of Haling Grove, Friends of Heavers Meadow, Friends of Selsdon Woods, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Friends of Wandle Park, Jamie Audsley, Quadron, Thornton Heath, Wildlife
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon parks, Jamie Audsley, Labour, Quadron, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey, Tory
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Volunteers get together to help maintain Croydon’s park life
Our environmental affairs correspondent, CHRIS PECKHAM, reports on a new group established to safeguard our green spaces Last week saw the latest meeting of the fledgling Croydon Parks, Woodlands and Greenspaces Forum: a group that brings together all of the … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon Federation of Allotment and Garden Societies, Environment, Friends of Addiscombe Railway Park, Friends of Ashburton Park, Friends of Croham Hurst Woods, Friends of Farthing Downs, Friends of Grange Park, Friends of Haling Grove, Friends of Marlpit Lane Bowling Green, Friends of Millers Ponds, Friends of Selsdon Woods, Friends of Wandle Park, Friends of West Norwood Cemetery, Gardening, Health, Kenley Airfield Friends Group, Lakes Playground Action Group, Lloyd Park, London-wide issues, Timothy Godfrey, Wandle Park, Wildlife
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Environment, Parks
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Summer butterfly walk, Farthing Down, July 20
Posted in Coulsdon, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon, Environment, Farthing Down
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Jack Bauer comes to Coulsdon with a drone’s-eye view
The things you find on t’interweb… Not sure if this is from the CIA, keeping tabs on the violent militants of Coulsdon, or surveyors working on behalf the fracking companies with licences to explore the mineral resources under Farthing Down. … Continue reading
Croydon’s £1,000-a-day planning chief set to leave council
Paul Spooner, Croydon Council’s £1,000 a day executive director of planning and environment, is to leave the council before the end of the year. “Sponger”, as he is known among more modestly paid staff who are now working in the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, Allders, Cane Hill, Centrale, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Friends of Farthing Downs, Jason Perry, Nathan Elvery, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Paul Spooner, Planning, Taberner House, URV, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Spooner, Taberner House
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Coulsdon residents complain over dangers of CURV scheme
It seems that Croydon Council’s strategy of ignoring the interests of local residents and businesses, and instead acting at the bidding of big business, has now been extended to the leafy, largely Conservative-supporting suburbs of Coulsdon. Croydon’s Urban Regeneration Vehicle … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Business, Cane Hill, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Housing, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Property, Schools, URV
Tagged Cane Hill Hospital, Croydon, Croydon Council, England, Eric Pickles, London, London Borough of Croydon, Tory
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Cane Hill and Coulsdon “Masterplan” discussion begins
The public consultation on The Future of Coulsdon – Coulsdon Masterplan began last week, including details of Barratt’s proposals for the redevelopment of the Cane Hill site. As part of the consultation, there will be drop in sessions on: Tuesday … Continue reading
Posted in Cane Hill, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Property
Tagged Cane Hill, Croydon, England, London, New Addington, Recreation and Sports, Religion, Thornton Heath
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Farthing Downs dormice highlight of ranger’s talk
The Friends of Farthing Downs hold a meeting at Coulsdon Library on Wednesday evening from 7.15 to hear from Dominic North, the ranger who looks after Happy Valley. Part of the ranger’s talk will detail his work supervising a rare … Continue reading
