We began the year, as we always do, with Trevor‘s ever popular ‘Walk off the Wine’ walk. This year we were blessed with good weather, which guarantees a good turnout, and also the first sight of our new Heritage Trail, which will be formally launched with a walk on March 25th. All 12 sections of the Common were visited in a brisk two hour walk - 10,000 steps guaranteed. A great way to start the New Year.

Philip Boys’ return for part II of his ‘Turf Wars’ was no less vigorous given the amount of information Philip always has to draw on. Catch up on this and all our talks on our events page.

To close the month, we held the first of our annual woodland litter pics to spring clean the Common’s wooded areas before the nesting season begins. 20 of us fanned out over all areas of the Common, but concentrating on the woodland areas, to reach the litter in those parts we haven’t been able to reach when the undergrowth and leaf cover is thicker. Always very satisfying and to be repeated on February 26 at 1pm.

If you would like to join our regular litter pics on Mondays at 10, e-mail litterati@wandsworthcommon.org