Limpsfield Common

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.

Hard work by our Limpsfield Common ranger and volunteer teams is helping threatened butterfly species to flourish. Whistler’s Steep in East Surrey, has been recently rated as one of the best sites in Surrey for rare and vulnerable chalk grassland butterflies.

We've been renovating our air raid shelters to bring back awareness of our local history and improve the conditions for wildlife in the area.