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Tag Archives: Farthing Downs
Charges to be introduced for car parking at Farthing Downs
Parking charges are to be introduced on Farthing Downs by the City of London Corporation. Through City Commons, the Corporation manages seven commons and open spaces across Croydon and south London, including large tracts of the new South London Downs … Continue reading
E-Moo-gency services rescue pregnant cow on Farthing Downs
The steaks were high when the London Fire Brigade got an e-moo-gency call-out on Sunday morning to avoid udder chaos on Farthing Downs. One of the herd of Sussex cattle that are part of an ecology project on the Downs, … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Coulsdon, Farthing Downs, London Fire Brigade
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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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Commons rangers get ‘kick in the teeth’ from costly vandalism
Rangers and volunteers who work hard year-round to maintain and enhance the ecology of the downland around Coulsdon have been rocked this week by vandalism at Farthing Downs, which is likely to cost thousands of pounds from an already stretched … Continue reading
Posted in City Commons, Coulsdon, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged City Commons, Coulsdon, Farthing Downs
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Here is the moos: Farthing Downs calves are growing up fast
Looking for some peace and quiet? You may want to give Farthing Downs a wide berth for a few days. City Commons, the custodians of much of the downland around the south of the borough, felt the need to explain … Continue reading
Posted in City Commons, Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Environment, South London Downs NNR, Wildlife
Tagged City Commons, Coulsdon, Farthing Downs, Happy Valley
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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
Posted in City Commons, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged Ashtead Common, City Commons, Farthing Downs, Happy Valley
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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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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
Posted in City Commons, Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Environment, Kenley, London-wide issues, Purley, Sanderstead, South London Downs NNR, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged City Commons, Coulsdon, Farthing Downs, Happy Valley, Kenley, National Nature Reserve, Purley, Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, South London Downs
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Bird-watchers are on the look-out in annual species count
JOHN BIRKETT, of the RSPB Croydon group, spotted his first swallow of the summer at the weekend. He’s now preparing himself for a very long day on Thursday. Here, he explains why. Photos by JOHN FLYNN This month sees the … Continue reading
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
Posted in City Commons, Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, Old Coulsdon, Wildlife
Tagged City Commons, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Farthing Downs, Happy Valley, Riddlesdown, Sanderstead
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City Commons guided ramble over Farthing Downs, Feb 2
Posted in City Commons, Croydon parks, Environment
Tagged City Commons, Farthing Downs
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City Commons Funghi Walk, Farthing Downs, Nov 11
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Tagged City Commons, Farthing Downs
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Farthing Downs Flower Walk, Coulsdon, Jun 16
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Tagged City Commons, Coulsdon, Farthing Downs
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Farthing Downs heritage and conservation guided walk, May 22
Posted in Coulsdon, Environment, History, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged City Commons, Coulsdon, Farthing Downs
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Our parks and open spaces deserve some dogged support
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Coulsdon residents have been outraged by council suggestions for possible future commercialisation of Happy Valley with “glamping” and caravans. LEWIS WHITE puts forward his point of view I’m all for meaningful use of parks for events, as long … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Farthing Downs, Happy Valley
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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
Farthing Downs Meet the Rangers day, Jan 7
Posted in Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon, Farthing Downs
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Discover history of Farthing Downs and Coulsdon, Mar 21-22
There are two guided history walks coming up in Coulsdon later this month, organised through Coulsdon Commons, the body under the City of London Corporation which manages the downland. Hidden history of Coulsdon Common Sat Mar 21, 10am – 12noon … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Coulsdon, Croydon Ramblers, Walks
Tagged Coulsdon, Farthing Downs, Happy Valley
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Don’t let Coulsdon Cane Boris’s latest housing scheme
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Croydon, and London, has a housing crisis, and Cane Hill offers an excellent site for many new homes. We should not let Coulsdon’s residents get in the way, writes DAVID CALLAM Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Business, Cane Hill, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, David Callam, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Housing, Mayor of London, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning
Tagged Boris Johnson, Cane Hill Hospital, Coulsdon, County Borough of Croydon, Croydon, Farthing Downs, London, Metropolitan Open Land
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Woodcote school on its marks to get right on track
IAN LAMONT reports on a £800,000 training facility in Coulsdon that will boost one of the country’s oldest athletics clubs Students returning to Woodcote High School in for the summer term are tantalisingly close to being able to use a … Continue reading
