Next Guided Walk

Birds of the Heath in the Autumn

Despite its urban location there's always something interesting to spot on the Heath: Dartford Warbler  (this year! - the first time since WWII), Alpine Swift and Bittern, have all come our way before! Nothing promised ... but you never know. And with Pete leading the walk - you couldn't have a better guide to the Heath's birds. (Bring binoculars and sturdy shoes / boots.)

Date: Sun 06 Sep, 2026

Time: 9:00 am

Duration: 2 hours

Meet at: Burgh House

Walk led by: Pete Mantle, member of the Heath Sub-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

Marie Stopes (1880-1958)

Marie Carmichael Stopes was an author, campaigner, palaeobotanist, a campaigner for eugenics and a pioneer of women’s rights.

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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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