The Society is hosting a historic plaque walk through and around Hampstead Village to discover where some of its most famous residents lived and worked. They are commemorated by the English Heritage blue plaques and the black oval plaques of the Society, some of which are on Hampstead’s landmark buildings.
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How will Hampstead Heath respond to climate change?
An expert walk co-led by Professor Jeff Waage, and the City of London’s Head of Conservation, Jonathan Meares. Climate change is already changing the wildlife and the landscapes of the Heath. This walk will reveal those changes and demonstrate how management of the Heath is being directed towards helping to address the impact of global …
Natural Aspect Summer Concert 2025
Join us on Sunday 31 August from 1–5 PM for our much-loved Natural Aspect Summer Concert, a free live music event celebrating community and nature on Hampstead Heath. We’re thrilled to return to the Parliament Hill Bandstand for our 5th year, bringing together thousands for an afternoon of music, creativity, and summer joy. With a …
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 …
Sheep are back on the Heath this September
H&HS and partners are once again bringing sheep to the Heath Extension from 5-15 September. They arrived on Friday.. You can still sign up for shepherding: Follow the link to identify a slot, or use the QR code Heath Hands has once again provided an online slot-booking system. Or just scan the QR code below …
Society criticises plans for tall tower blocks on Heath fringes
High buildings seen from Hampstead Heath. Maintaining the openness of the Heath:The skyline to the South and South East of Hampstead Heath is of vital importance to the amenity of Hampstead Heath . It has an immediate impact on long range views over the whole of London from both Parliament Hill and the fields and …
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. These are for sale, with the proceeds to be used by the Society for its charitable purposes. Any members interested in purchasing a painting should contact the Society’s …
Commemorative Plaques in Hampstead
by Juliette Sonabend. Hampstead has been home to many famous and influential people, from those who have changed the way we think, to those who have changed the way we shop.
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Did you know? – Hampstead in the Domesday Book
In the Domesday Book Hamestede was valued at 50 shillings – a small farm with pigs and ploughs.
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