Tag Archives: Farthing Down

Croydon becomes winter wonderland as forecast snow arrives

Posted on January 2, 2026 by insidecroydon

PHOTOSTORY: Locals woke up this morning to a dusting of light snow, turning parts of the borough into picture postcard scenes. ALAN ROBSON, on Farthing Down, and KEN TOWL, in the Addington Hills, were out and about bright and early … Continue reading →

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Sheep return to Happy Valley with extra signs for dog owners

Posted on May 15, 2024 by insidecroydon

Conservation managers of one of Croydon’s sites of special scientific interest plead with public to behave responsibly when entering livestock areas Avid viewers of Clarkson’s Farm (other farming TV shows are available) will have picked up on the importance of … Continue reading →

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Happy Valley flock of sheep removed after three killed by dogs

Posted on November 28, 2023 by insidecroydon

WARNING: This report contains some graphic and very distressing images A flock of sheep has had to be removed from Happy Valley in Coulsdon after three attacks by off-lead dogs in as many days. The sheep are managed by the … Continue reading →

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Coulsdon’s blooming wildlife is chalking up a summer success

Posted on August 10, 2018 by insidecroydon

NATURE NOTES: It has been a long and very hot summer. After reading Ken Towl’s latest jaunt through Happy Valley, MOIRA O’DONNELL set off with her field guide to plants and butterflies and armed with her camera to find how … Continue reading →

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Following the footsteps of DH Lawrence to the end of the LOOP

Posted on August 4, 2018 by insidecroydon

WANDLE WANDERER: There’s a slight end-of-term feel to our non-resident rambler, KEN TOWL, as he sets off on what for him is the final Croydon stage of the London Orbital walk, the LOOP. He’s even walked straight past a pub … Continue reading →

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Old Coulsdon residents ready for back-garden developers

Posted on December 7, 2017 by insidecroydon

As BARRATT HOLMES reports, the opening moves in the battle for your back gardens have just begun Croydon’s Tories really know no shame. Publicly, they are keen to try to score petty political points by claiming to be opposed to … Continue reading →

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Meet the City Commons Rangers, Farthing Down, May 13

Posted on May 3, 2017 by insidecroydon
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Summer butterfly walk, Farthing Down, July 20

Posted on July 13, 2014 by insidecroydon
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Jack Bauer comes to Coulsdon with a drone’s-eye view

Posted on July 13, 2014 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Croydon celebrates its parks – but omits Queen’s Gardens

Posted on August 2, 2013 by insidecroydon

A press release plops on to the news editor’s desk here at Inside Croydon Towers. It arrives via a PR agency called Grey Label. And it announces that earlier this week, no fewer than 11 of Croydon’s open spaces were … Continue reading →

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