The Heath & Hampstead Society fights to preserve the wild and natural state of the Heath; to maintain the character and amenities of Hampstead; and to promote the study of local history, natural history and conservation.
Next Guided Walk
Past and Present Developments Encroaching on the Heath
Discover which projects were built on the edges of the Heath, which were stopped in their tracks by conservation initiatives, and which still threaten the Heath today. A brand-new walk led by Zander Gross.
Date: Sun 01 Mar, 2026
Time: 9:30 am
Duration: 34 hours
Meet at: Meet by The Magdala Pub
Walk led by: Zander Goss, member of the Heath Sub-Committee
Sir David Alexander Cecil Low was a self-taught caricaturist and cartoonist. He was born in New Zealand, migrated to Sydney in 1911 and came to London in 1919, where he stayed and made his career and his home.
The estate of the late Jenifer Ford, a lifelong member of the Society and Hampstead resident and painter, bequeathed to the Society a collection of her paintings of Hampstead and the Heath.