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‘This book is a non-specialist account that chronicles the natural transformation of the original grass heath on Mitcham Common into an exceptionally wide range of habitats including fully structured oak woodland. It is based on personal observations over more than fifty years and is extensively illustrated.’ Janet Morris 2015.
All Change on Mitcham Common – A study of Vegetation
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Continue Reading →A booklet written by Janet Morris in 2013
‘This is a record to the plants that have interested me, some because of their use and some for they own particular qualities. The majority are the plants of difficult dry windswept areas, the acid grasslands and wastelands of the common and most are large and obvious plants you may well recognise.’
A booklet on the history of Mitcham Common.
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Mitcham Common – A Short History
Continue Reading →A series of leaflets introducing the common and describing in detail specific areas, with particular reference to natural history, including maps and illustrations.
Leaflets available free of charge from:
Mill House Ecology Centre, Windmill Rd
Mitcham, Surrey CR4 1HT
Telephone: 020 8288 0453
Email: mitchamcommoninfo@merton.gov.uk
This is a fascinating account of the history of the Common and can by purchased from the Mill House Ecology Centre price £5.00 plus £3.50 postage and packing.
Mill House Ecology Centre, Windmill Rd
Mitcham, Surrey CR4 1HT
Telephone: 020 8288 0453
Email: mitchamcommoninfo@merton.gov.uk
First printed in 1970 by the Mitcham Common Preservation Society and reprinted in this enlarged edition in 2001.
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