Join in the National Trust Ranger Walks on Limpsfield Common! 🌿

Explore the beauty of Limpsfield Common with National Trust Ranger Conor McNeil on a series of guided walks running once or twice a month through to August! 🌳👣 

Discover local wildlife, conservation efforts, and the rich history of these stunning landscapes. The first walk kicks off on Saturday, 12th April at High Chart (1-3pm), where you’ll learn about woodland management, Yalden Spring, and the historic use of the area.  Meet by the noticeboard at High Chart Car Park (not Pinewood), on Moorhouse Road.

📅 Upcoming Walks:  

🌲 April 12 – High Chart (1-3pm) | Woodland management & Yalden Spring  

🍄 May 3 – Ridlands Grove (10-11 am * change in time) | Ancient woodland & biodiversity  

🌾 June 7 – Happy Valley (1-2pm) | Heathland restoration & foraging  

🌳 June 28 – High Chart (10-11am) | Conservation & local heritage  

🍂 July 26 – Ridlands Grove (1-3pm) | Connectivity & flora/fauna  

🐦 August 16 – West Heath (10-11am) | Biodiversity loss & garden escapes  

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to learn and explore

More info:

April 12th – High Chart (1-3pm) – Meet by the noticeboard at High Chart Car Park (not Pinewood), on Moorhouse Road

  • Woodland management
  • Yalden Spring 
  • Historic use of High Chart 

May 3rd – Ridlands Grove (10-11AM) – Meet by the noticeboard at Ridlands Grove Car Park, Ridlands Lane

  • Ancient woodland
  • Recreational pressures
  • The importance of connectivity
  • Flora, Fauna & Fungi

June 7th – Happy Valley (1-2pm) – Meet by the noticeboard at New Road Car Park, New Road

  • Woodland management
  • Heathland restoration
  • Folklore & foraging

June 28th – High Chart (10-11am) – Meet by the noticeboard at High Chart Car Park, Moorhouse Road

  • Woodland management
  • Yalden Spring
  • Historic use of High Chart

July 26th – Ridlands Grove (1-3pm) – Meet by the noticeboard at Ridlands Grove Car Park, Ridlands Lane

  • Ancient woodland
  • Recreational pressures
  • The importance of connectivity
  • Flora, Fauna & Fungi

August 16th – West Heath (10-11am) – Meet at the entrance to West Heath woods opposite Hazelwood School, Wolf’s Hill.

  • Biodiversity loss
  • Heathland restoration
  • Impact of “garden escapes”

See you there!

Why we need you to help keep dogs out of Yalden Spring

Yalden Spring, just a few hundred metres from the High Chart car park, is an incredibly special habitat. With our work on its regeneration well underway, we are seeing very positive signs of it becoming a “wetland heath” area, which is rare indeed and very good news for Limpsfield Common. But we need you to help us by keeping your dogs out of the pond. Here’s a friendly reminder as to why…

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Why duck weed in Yalden Spring isn’t a bad thing… but dogs are

One or two people have commented about the increase in duck weed in Yalden Spring over the last few months and asked if this is to do with the prevention of dogs going for a swim. We thought we’d publish some information on why the duck weed isn’t a bad thing, and why we have built the dead hedging to prevent dogs going into the pond…

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