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City Commons find there’s plenty of life in their old trees yet

The rangers and staff at City Commons, who work on many of the open spaces and pieces of common land in and around Croydon, are celebrating a significant development in their work, with the sighting of a rare moth following … Continue reading →

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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 →

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National Reserve status granted for Coulsdon’s Farthing Downs

Croydon will get its own National Nature Reserve later this month, as more than 1,000 acres of chalk downland across Riddlesdown, Farthing Downs, Happy Valley, through to Kenley Common, Sanderstead and Whyteleafe will be formally declared by Natural England as … Continue reading →

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South London Downs Discovery Day, Farthing Downs, Jul 25

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City Commons: Art on the common, West Wickham, Jul 14

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Quarry in bloom guided walk, Riddlesdown, Jul 13

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Butterfly Walks, Kenley, Coulsdon and Riddlesdown, Jul-Aug

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Breakfast With The Birds, Coulsdon Common, May 4

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Ranger-guided Bat Walk, West Wickham Common, Apr 26

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Breakfast With The Birds, Riddlesdown, Apr 20

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Eggcellent Easter Trail, Kenley Common, Apr 18

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Skull Island self-guided trail, Riddlesdown, Apr 15

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Happy Valley to be granted National Nature Reserve status

Some of Croydon’s best-known and most popular open spaces are to be afforded similar status to a National Park, giving protection from the threat of development. In a proposal to be considered by the City of London Corporation on Monday, … Continue reading →

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Meet The Calves free event, Coulsdon Common, Mar 23

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City Commons Fires and Food, Kenley Common, Feb 21

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City Commons Fires and Food session, Riddlesdown, Feb 16

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City Commons Healthy Hearts Walk, Coulsdon Common, Feb 10

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City Commons guided ramble over Farthing Downs, Feb 2

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City Commons Winter Tree ID, Coulsdon Common, Feb 3

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Kenley Airfield Walking Tour, Kenley Common, Nov 1

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City Commons Funghi Walk, Farthing Downs, Nov 11

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Halloween Pumpkin Carving, Coulsdon Common, Oct 26

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Discover Hedgehogs at Coulsdon Common, Oct 23

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City Commons Funghi Walk, Ashtead Common, Oct 20

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City Commons Fungi Walk, Riddlesdown, Oct 2

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