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
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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Plaques in Hampstead
J B Priestley (1894-1984)
John Boynton Priestley was born at Manningham, Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His father, Jonathan, was a schoolmaster and his mother, Emma, had worked in one of Bradford’s woollen mills. She died when John was just two years old and he was brought up by his father’s second wife, Amy, who treated him kindly.
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