Restoring woodland pasture

An activity with Action for Croydon's Environment

Activity date: Wednesday 4th February 2026

Start time: 10:00
Finish time: 16:00

Activity description

Birch thinning to open up the space for cattle and allow more species to thrive.

Meeting place

Meeting point will be confirmed by email.

Activity location

Ashtead Common, Woodfield Road Ashtead, KT21 2DU

Site description

Ashtead Common is a 200 hectare (500 acre) public open space which is part of a larger area of open countryside, including Epsom Common. It is an ancient wooded common with over 2,300 ancient oak pollards providing a stable habitat for many rare and endangered deadwood species. Ashtead Common is part of the Epsom and Ashtead Commons Site of Special Scientific Interest due to its rich community of breeding birds. It is also a National Nature Reserve due to the rare invertebrates that live in the decaying wood of ancient trees. The site includes two scheduled Ancient Monuments - a Roman villa and a triangular earthwork.

Pick Up Point

Contact

Jane Hymas

Telephone: 07740 899 660
Email: volunteer-croydon@tcv.org.uk
Website: https://www.tcv.org.uk/croydon

Please bring

• packed lunch
• suitable outdoor clothes
• suitable outdoor footwear

Further info

If you are not a TCV registered volunteer and wish to join us on this task, or any future tasks, please email me at volunteer-croydon@tcv.org.uk for a registration form.

Site Facilities

• Nearest Toilets - Ranger office in Woodfield Road

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