Cross Country Run

On Wednesday 21 January, London Universities & Colleges Athletics will be holding a cross country event on the Common. Runners will follow a circular route starting at the lower field by the Ecology Centre, over the hills near the Croydon side of the Common and back towards the Ecology Centre.

“Alabama Rot” Update – Case Confirmed Cutaneous and Renal Glomerular Vasculopathy (CRGV) “Alabama Rot” – Case Confirmed We have been advised by a local veterinary practice that the suspected case of CRGV, or “Alabama Rot”, in a local dog has been confirmed. However, as the dog was also walked in other local parks and open…

  In the New Year a contractor will be undertaking scrub/woodland clearance on an area of the  Common  near Seven Islands pond. Mitcham Common Seven Islands Pond Sub-Site Parcel 2 Restoration Project 2020_2021 This work is to promote the re-colonization of acid grassland where it has been lost to woodland encroachment. Acid grassland is an important…

Spider man at Mitcham Common The official recorder of spiders for London, Edward Milner will be coming to Mitcham Common on Saturday 26 September from 10.30am – 2pm to run a spider foray which is open to the public. Over a hundred different species of spider can be found on the Common and Edward will…