Tag Archives: Happy Valley

Here is the moos: Farthing Downs calves are growing up fast

Posted on October 17, 2019 by

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 →

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

Posted on September 24, 2019 by

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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Croydon’s oldest society is walking and talking towards 150

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

As it approaches its own historical milestone next year, when it will celebrate its 150th anniversary, the Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society is stepping out on another series of fascinating walks and talks exploring the wonders around us. Originally … Continue reading →

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Crime and livestock attacks on Farthing Downs cause concern

Posted on July 25, 2019 by

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

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

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

Posted on July 12, 2019 by
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Happy Valley to be granted National Nature Reserve status

Posted on April 6, 2019 by

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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