Introduction

The Commons are an area of calm and tranquility in the midst of the urban sprawls of Wimbledon, Putney and Kingston upon Thames in South West London.

The Windmill Horserider at Sunset The Common

"He does not know Wimbledon Common who is not familiar with its labyrinths of leafy glades, its tangled thickets of wild red rose, bramble, and honeysuckle; who has not often traversed its turfy plateau and had the perfumes of odoriferous herbs borne in upon his senses; who has not pondered over its rusty pebble, and wondered whence they came; tried to acquaint himself with what may be gleaned of local history; First of all, to the Conservators of the Common, to whom we really owe very much, one may appeal for the preservation of the heath in its wild state... one prays earnestly that the Common be not vulgarised... by making this lovely spot ordinary - a kind of level, well-ordered suburban park, for this windswept Common is not ordinary; it stands alone, and is therefore priceless".

- Walter Johnson: Wimbledon Common; its Geology, Antiquities and Natural History, 1912

News

 

Windmill Car Park
Gates locked at 2130hrs

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Tree work at Putney Lower Common this week

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Conservators' Annual Open Meeting

8pm Wednesday 19th June

Christ Church Hall, 2 Cottenham Park Road SW20 0NB

Conservators available for informal chat from 7.15pm

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Temporary Dogs on Lead Zone introduced on The Plain and around Queensmere.

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Press Release on Commons Levy for 2013/14

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2012 Bird Report is now available from the Ranger's Office - £4

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Logs for sale at the Ranger's Office - suitable for nature gardens or burning

From £40

(Payment by cash or cheque only)

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Minutes from Conservators' meetings

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Skylarks on the Plain - Article

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New Book on the Commons published

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Oak Processionary Moth
Please click for a 2012 update

Wimbledon Common & Putney Heath: A Natural History by Tony Drakeford and Una Sutcliffe Wimbledon Common History book Copies available from the Ranger's Office.

PRICE NOW REDUCED TO £5

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Wombles Needed!

Can you help with litter-picking?

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Looking for a filming/photography location? Click here or Call Angela on 020 8788 7655 for more details.

 

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