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The Farthing Downs car park will be closed today (Tuesday 6th October) and tomorrow (Wednesday 7th October) for essential works. If you are visiting us by car, please consider parking at the Happy Valley car park as an alternative. 1 Comments

Can you please tell us when car parking charges will be introduced at the Farthing Downs car park, and how ...

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The Lord Mayor of London, Alderman William Russell visited Kenley Common on Monday to see the new heritage signs on the airfield and hear about Kenley Revival and the work done by the Coulsdon Commons Rangers to preserve and promote ... 1 Comments

We walk on the common every afternoon and on Wednesday there were a couple of lads on motorbikes. Is there ...

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Kenley Common Battle of Britain Day, 2020.
Battle of Britain Day, 2020.
Eighty years on from 15th September, 1940, the day when Fighter Command claimed a decisive victory against Hitler's Luftwaffe, we remember all those who served at RAF Kenley during the ... 24 Likes

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Photos from City Commons City of London's post We’ve had a quick roundup of the Sussex cows on Farthing Downs to give them all fresh reflective leg bands. These will be a bit brighter for people to see the cows now that the nights are getting darker! 4 Comments

I guess with technology there will soon be solar powered Led torch fittings attached to their legs to give increased ...Ah love the cows on the downs thanks for keeping them safe 👍Hope they like their new bling.

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Photos from City Commons City of London's post The new information panels and boards have arrived on Kenley Common as part of the Kenley Revival Project! It’s been great to see people reading them and discovering the stories behind the historic features and of the men and women ... 51 Likes

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Did you witness this?
A dog attack occurred in Famet field next to the A22 on Riddlesdown on Tuesday 21st July, around 6.05am. Regrettably, two sheep have been killed and another has needlessly suffered as the result of this dog ... 3 Comments

Could rangers use powers of confiscation or even shooting? The worry is if a dog has got away with it ...I feel so sad. I walk with my dog through these sheep every day.Something similar I saw this evening on Coulsdon Common. We passed Wilf and his mate in their field and noticed ...

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Photos from City Commons City of London's post It's National Meadows Day 2020!
Sadly it is a hard truth that the UK has lost 97% of its native wildflower meadows since the Second World War. These amazing, biodiverse habitats support a staggering amount of rare plants, insects and ... 1 Comments

do you think that a lot of grasslands were given over to food production during WW2,but continued to be used ...

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Despite the rain, last night's sunset was pretty spectacular over Farthing Downs! 43 Likes

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Downlands Partnership: Grazing The Jacobs sheep certainly look relieved to be rid of their wool after their trim last week. Many thanks to the Downlands Partnership for a tough day shearing!
Last Thursday on the day of the deluge we sheared the 50+ ... 27 Likes

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Bat watching on Farthing Downs Bat watching on Farthing Downs during a feeding frenzy last week.
All UK bat species feed on insects and adult bats will catch and eat thousands of insects in a single night. 12 Likes

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Timeline Photos Well, today is rather warm isn’t it?
The Rangers were out on Farthing Downs this morning clearing encroaching young scrub on the chalk grassland in the 8-Acre Field. We’ve been using ‘Tree Poppers’ to lever young hawthorn saplings out of ... 5 Comments

Wow, a tree popper is exactly what we need (we back onto Farthing Downs and have trees growing all over ...Do I spot a common spotted orchid in the foreground there? 😁Thirsty work .. do they get a flagon of ale ?

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Timeline Photos Marbled white butterflies are in an abundance on Kenley Common right now. They love to nectar on emerging scabious, thistles and knapweeds in sunny grasslands. 35 Likes

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Lovely to see a small blue butterfly today, the smallest and probably most inconspicuous of UK butterflies.
It feeds from kidney vetch and bird's foot trefoil which are just coming into flower across the grasslands. 1 Comments

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Visitors to open spaces must observe social distancing, says City Corporation Visitors to our beautiful parks, gardens, forests and woodlands are being encouraged to enjoy them responsibly this weekend by following Government #socialdistancing guidelines tinyurl.com/y78ewjc4 @CoLCityGdns @CityCorpHeath @CityCommons @CoLEppingForest #COVID19 #openspaces
The City of London Corporation is urging all visitors to ... 1 Comments

Some people were using a quad-bike on Farthing Downs yesterday afternoon - I was very cross.

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Crews take control of forest wildfire With the warm weather we can be complacent about the damage that BBQs and fires can have on nature reserves and open spaces. In the last two months there has barely been more than one day of rain.
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It would seem that some people are too stupid to understand that fires can start very easily when we haven't ...

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Our Sussex bull, Wilf, taking some time out in the sun yesterday morning.
He's currently grazing with the main herd of cows and calves on Upper Woodplace Farm Fields on Farthing Downs. 5 Comments

Love our local wildlife and Farm all BeautifulIs it only me, but I'm always a bit cagey about bumping into Wilf on my daily walks?! 🤔Handsome gorgeous chap xx

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Birds have been thriving during lockdown thanks to lower sound pollution levels and a slowdown in road traffic. According to the British Trust for Ornithology, the current lack of noise might indeed be helping singing birds to be heard by ... 1 Comments

Eileen, show this to Rob. We were speaking about birds the other evening and how much more we can hear ...

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We are sad and shocked that someone has damaged the electric gates to the car park at Farthing Downs only a few days after reopening following the recent easing of lockdown measures.
We hope to get the car park gates ... 8 Comments

That's so sad to hear. Beggars belief that someone can be so petty.Go fund me CCTV system!! utterly disgustingWhy does someone think it funny🤬

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The Farthing Downs car park will now close as normal at 9pm each evening. The overflow car park will not be opening. Please be considerate for emergency service and Ranger vehicle access by not parking on the verges or blocking ... 2 Comments

what time does the car park open?Sorry but can you explain the logic behind not opening the overflow car park? What's it there for if not ...

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Exciting to see the pond at our estate office is becoming abundant with damselflies all vying for the best vegetation perch. In the UK there are over 20 of these mesmerizing species that may be encountered. 26 Likes

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With the warmer weather, the number of butterfly sightings are increasing. Green hairstreak is just one of the butterflies which can be seen on the Commons and a few have already been spotted on Farthing Downs, Coulsdon and Kenley Common. ... 33 Likes

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Timeline Photos For the time being, the Farthing Downs car park will close at 6.30pm each evening. The overflow car park will not be open. Although some of the lockdown measures have been eased, Coronavirus has not gone away so please use ... 1 Comments

Someone was parking by the gate and no parking sign did mention it to them but where is the enforcement ...

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With the swallows returning from their winter migration, this fantastic image by volunteer butterfly recorder Bill Bessant captured a feeding flypast on Kenley Common showing how effortless aerial maneuvers are for these small birds! 5 Comments

BIll's amazing images capturing the random flight of those flutterbyes has given him lots of practice!That is outstanding! What a shot :)Fabulous pic. Must look out for the subjects!

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Following a spate of unacceptable anti-social behaviour incidents across the Commons yesterday evening, for the time being we will be closing the Farthing Downs car park from 6.30pm each evening. We will not be opening the overflow car park. We’ve ... 1 Comments

Lots of rubbish up on Riddlesdown too directly opposite the car park - takeaway containers and beer bottles etc. Wasn’t ...

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Not on the Commons, the photo of these two tawny owlets was taken by one of our colleagues from Hampstead Heath.
In the last month, the tawny owls resident near Farthing Downs and New Hill have been pretty active with ... 35 Likes

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Timeline Photos The Sussex Cattle heifers seem pretty happy to be back grazing on Farthing Downs again. Each heifer on the downs has a fresh pair of reflective leg bands which help them to be seen on the road at night. The ... 2 Comments

Any plans for livestock on Kenley Common soon? I love it when we wake up to hear them mooing or ...

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Some of the Sussex Cattle will move to the main grazing area on Farthing Downs from this morning. Please don't forget to keep your dog close to you, in sight and on a lead if possible when near cattle and ... 41 Likes

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Another slow worm sighting completes a full house across all of the Coulsdon Commons.
These legless lizards having been taking full advantage of the warmer days to bask. This female was found by one of the Rangers on Coulsdon who ... 3 Comments

I do get them in my garden, a rare sight these day, don't mind handling them to safety, I have ...We see these in our garden all the time, taking them off the cats and repatriating them to the compost ...As these are protected it might be worth editing your post to that effect as showing a picture of someone ...

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