Our ‘lost houses’ talk was one of our most popular events ever, with over 60 gathering into the Nature Study Centre to hear members of our Heritage group describe their research into ‘The Lost Houses of Wandsworth Common’ - large, characterful buildings that surrounded the Common in the 18th &19th centuries & the people who lived in them, including.....

Bolingbroke House - one of the 'Five Houses' on what became Bolingbroke Grove
Stanton House and Wilby Lodge - two houses that straddled the Falcon Brook on Nightingale Lane
Fernside - whose gardens once stretched between today’s Ravenslea and Endlesham Roads
Burntwood House - which occupied the area now covered by Lyford, Multon & Loxley Roads
Bramblebury House - once the southernmost house on Westside and in use as a school in the late 18th century
Mulberry Cottage - which later became divided into two houses known as ‘The Gables’ on Northside

Watch the talk here. We’ll do another talk in the New Year to update on progress and how we will present the project to a wider audience.

Our two pre Christmas bird walks identified over 35 species including winter visitors like siskin and fieldfare, as well as a gold crest and great spotted woodpecker. Look out for our bird talk and walk in January as the Big Garden Birdwatch approaches.