Commons and Heaths in London
London's commons and heaths are great places for a refreshing walk, a picnic or some wildlife spotting.
Among the most famous are Hampstead Heath in North London, and Wimbledon Common and Clapham Common in South London.
Below is a list of all the commons and heaths in London. Why not get out and explore one today!
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Wimbledon Common
Common / Heath
The Ranger's Office, Manor Cottage, Windmill Road,, SW19 5NR [map]
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Bushy Park, A Royal Park
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Large Park
Bushy Park, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0EQ [map]
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Hampstead Heath
Large Park
Superintendent of Hampstead Heath, Heathfield House, 432 Archway Road, NW6 4JH [map]
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Barnes Common
Large Park
This large common has some fine grassland and several rare plants in the clearings in the woodland and scrub.
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Coppermill Down
Large Park
The only natural chalk grassland in north London, with an excellent range of wild flowers.
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Croham Hurst
Large Park
CR2 7BP [map]
This site combines heathland and ancient woodland on acidic soils with flower-rich grassland on chalk.
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Edgware Way Grassland
Garden
HA8 8QJ [map]
This damp, herb-rich grassland includes London's strongest population of the regionally rare plant great burnet and many other uncommon plants characteristic of old meadows.
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Happy Valley & Farthing Downs
Large Park
Croydon, Surrey, [map]
An extensive area of grassland, ancient woodland and scrub on the chalky soil of the Downs, which supports a wide variety plants, birds, insects and animals.
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Harrow Weald Common
Large Park
A large common, with scattered areas of woodland and heathland and several ponds and lakes, providing good conditions for many different types of plant and insect.
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Kenley Common
Park
A large common with a good range of high quality wildlife habitats, including both acid and chalk grassland and ancient woodland.
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Mitcham Common
Local Park
CR4 1HT [map]
This large common contains grassland, woodland, wetlands and small areas of heathland.
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River Ravensbourne, Ravensbourne Valley Woodlands, Hayes and Keston Commons
Nature Reserve / Woodland
Heathland and bog "rare habitats in London" combine with a series of woods along the valley of the River Ravensbourne.
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Ruislip Woods and Poor's Field
Nature Reserve / Woodland
Care of Hillingdon Green Spaces,Uxbridge,Hillingdon,Denham UB8 1UW,UK, UB8 1UW [map]
One of London's two National Nature Reserves, this site includes a large area of ancient woodlands, as well as heathland and grassland.
