Next Guided Walk

Birds of the Heath in Spring

Discover the returning birds of the Heath in the company of expert birder Pete Mantle. Find out who has arrived from where:  chiff-chaff, willow warbler, redstart, winchat, flycatcher - if they're there, Pete will find them...and maybe you'll find others... Bring binoculars and sturdy footwear.

Date: Sun 05 Apr, 2026

Time: 9:00 am

Duration: 2 hours

Meet at: Burgh House

Walk led by: Pete Mantle, Member of the Society's Heath Committee.

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Camden Nature Corridor

Learn about our Society’s project with local green space managers to create the Camden Biodiversity Corridor, reaching from Hampstead Heath southward into Camden neighbourhoods. Creating one of London’s new “nature recovery networks”, the Corridor will make nature on the Heath more resilient to growing pressure from people and climate change, while bringing health-enhancing wildlife experiences to residents in some of the most nature-poor parts of our Borough.Click to read more..

Photographic Contest Winners

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Plaques in Hampstead

The Watch House

On June 19 1829 1829 the Metropolitan Police act was given Royal assent. This placed policing arrangements for the Capital under the control of Sir Robert Peel. Sir Robert organized the force on civilian lines rather than paramilitary. It became the third official non paramilitary police force in the world alongside the City of Glasgow Police and the Paris Police.

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The Jenifer Ford Bequest

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.

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