Join us for a morning history walk led by our Chair, Mike Hildesley. You will enjoy Mike's enthusiastic and knowledgeable talk, with many anecdotes and facts about the history and ecology of Barnes Common. You will appreciate Mike's fascinating insight into the lives and times of those who have trodden these paths before us.

Find out about the past of Commons, who the land belonged to and how it was used over the centuries. Learn about the rich history of market gardening and woodland crafts in our area and how the spread of cities and the rapid development of railways changed the site. During the walk, we’ll look at our various habitats: meadows, woodlands, acid grassland, the orchard that is a former railway goods yard, and talk about our conservation work. You can also find out more about our concerns with local water quality, the impact of climate change and improving the wellbeing of our community.

This approximately two-hour-long walk will start and finish at The Pavilion at Vine Road Park.

This walk takes place outdoors and as such please dress appropriately for the weather and wear sturdy footwear.

If the weather is warm, you may wish to bring a bottle of water.

To keep up to date with all Barnes Common events, why not become a friend. It is fun, free and easy to join by copying this link:

https://barnescommon.org.uk/membership

Tickets:

All proceeds from ticket sales support future learning and conservation activities and we would encourage you, if you can, to pay full price. We do not want cost to be a barrier to our activities, so if for any reason you are unable to pay for the full price tickets, we have a limited number of discounted concession tickets, please contact [email protected] for more details.

Refund policy:

Unfortunately we are unable to issue refunds on cancellations made within 2 weeks of the event. In some circumstances, we may be able to offer a rebooking for a similar event. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.