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
The 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916.
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.