Community Website for Limpsfield
Local residents and others with connections to the area will be interested to know that the Friends of Limpsfield Common (FoLC) have just published a lovely book that tracks the development of the Commons since their beginning, complete with some wonderful and rarely seen photographs, maps and drawings of the area.
Continue reading ““LIMPSFIELD COMMONS” – new book on our beautiful Common – now available for purchase”
Please find following a message to all lovers and users of Limpsfield Common from the Friends of Limpsfield Common (FoLC Local Committee) on behalf of the National Trust…
Continue reading “Limpsfield Common – Update and Plans for 2021”
Below is an update from the National Trust on the animal houses at Ridland’s Grove, Limpsfield Common regarding a temporary closure to the public of some of the houses…
Continue reading “Ridlands Grove Animal Houses – Temporary Closure from Today”
We are incredibly lucky to have Limpsfield Common on our doorstep. This beautiful area of ancient common on the Greensand Ridge is owned by the National Trust and a mixture of heathland, woodland and open space, enjoyed by walkers, riders, golfers, cyclists, children and adults alike.
Continue reading “A Friendly Invitation to Give Your Views on Limpsfield Common”2020’s Limpsfield in Bloom marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and while many people may not think of Limpsfield as being at the heart of WWII, as one former resident, the late Patrick Garnett, recalls, it certainly saw its fair share of action in the 1940 battle of the skies…
Continue reading “Memories of Limpsfield in the Battle of Britain & Blitz”
Recently a post by a young woman on the Oxted Facebook Group alerted locals to the fact that she had actually been approached by a couple of men in the woods around the Kent Hatch Road carparks, asking if she was interested in participating in their dogging activities, or in their actual words, “up for it”.
Here’s what it’s all about and what you should do if you stumble across some illicit dogging activity while out on your daily walk… Continue reading “A dogging nuisance on Limpsfield Chart…”
The fabulous Friends of Limpsfield Common is a dedicated group of around 40 volunteers who meet every week to help the National Trust to keep Limpsfield Common and surrounds in great condition so it can be enjoyed for generations to come. They are always in need of more help, and meet on Thursdays for clearing and other work around the Limpsfield Common area.
Continue reading “Friends of Limpsfield Common – call for volunteers”