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Trees of the Heath: THIS WALK IS FULL CANCELLED
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Hampstead Heath from the 1820s to the 1920s: a century-long campaign CANCELLED
The battle for Hampstead and Kenwood.
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Flora of the Heath CANCELLED
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The history of the Hampstead Heath ponds CANCELLED
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The Hidden Heath: signs of the Heath’s past
Hampstead’s Heath pictorial historian and archaeologist Michael Hammerson interprets what lies beneath, adding a new dimension to your enjoyment of the Heath.
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Birds of the Heath in the Autumn CANCELLED
Despite its urban location there’s always something interesting to spot on the Heath: Bittern, Golden Oriole and Honey Buzzard have all come our way before! Nothing promised … but you never know.
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The Hampstead Heath Extension CANCELLED
Discover the delights of the Heath extension, saved by the ‘benevolent tyrant’ Henrietta Barnett in 1907, its ponds, hedges, trees, and its history, in the company of the man who knows it best.
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Nature and wildlife of Hampstead Heath CANCELLED
Marsh Marigold, purple loosetrife, water mint, lady fern , lily of the valley, cowslip, oxeye daisy, muntjac deer, grass snakes, moles, foxes, hedgehogs, six species of bats, over 180 bird species, a quarter of Britain’s spiders, 25 species of butterfly, 18 species of dragonfly and damselfly, 500 species of fungi including rare bracket fungus. You …
Birds of the Heath in Spring CANCELLED
Discover the returning birds of the Heath in the company of expert birder John Hunt. Find out who has arrived from where: chiff-chaff, willow warbler, redstart, winchat, flycatcher – if they’re there, John will find them…and maybe you’ll find others…
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