Limpsfield Common

Feel the excitement as you spot the first signs of spring.

Due to Covid-19 safety restrictions and recent issues of vandalism, the animal houses at Ridlands Grove will be temporarily closed from 24 September 2020.

Take some time to explore heathland and woodland on an invigorating walk with your dog in the Surrey Hills. Take a look at our tips for a safe stroll with your four-legged friend.

This wonderful walk around Limpsfield Common takes you past farmers' fields and through ancient woodland. Half way round take a break at the Carpenters Arms - a traditional country pub.

Limpsfield Common has a number of very different areas. There are some magical woods and some stupendous views from Scearn Bank.

To ensure social distancing guidance can be followed and in line with government guidance, we’re not able to allow events in any of our places right now. Our car parks are at capacity by mid-morning most weekends and on public holidays. From May 17 we may be able to grant a license for events of up to 30 people. If you’d like to host an event on National Trust land or use National Trust land as part of your event, please get in touch.

From Domesday all the way through to the Second World War, Limpsfield Common has played its part in history as it has evolved. Discover more about the Common's past and the stories written into its landscape.

Commons today are valued for their protection of wildlife and ecology, where people are welcome visitors but the natural world takes priority. However, these sites survive in an unspoiled state thanks to a fascinating and often contentious human history of community identity, local memory and the rights of common people.

Find out what it was like to scramble to shelter when the sirens sounded during wartime - our air raid shelters at Limpsfield Common are a great place to transport yourself back to the past.

Imagine what it must've felt like for the children to hear the sound of the air raid siren's and take cover in the Limpsfield shelters during the Second World War.

Learn about the air raid shelters that protected the children from the Limpsfield School in the Second World War.

Important populations of rare and declining wildlife found on key priority habitats, principally lowland heathland and acid grassland.

Find our more about the future conservation plans for Limpsfield Common.

Ash dieback is a growing concern across the country including at many National Trust properties and we will sadly see the decline and death of many – maybe the majority - of ash trees over the next few years.