Reporting problems ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌ … More New: report problems on the Common in two minutes

Council or Common land;Climate Briefing ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌ … More Council or Common?. Climate Briefing at Vestry Hall

CSE cleanup ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌ … More Community Clean-Up & Council Initiative at Commonside East – Sat 17 Oct

The plaques for the Explore Outdoors orienteering project are now to be found on the Common. These two were on a tree near the One Island Pond, and on top of this post, near the path towards the Beddington Lane tram stop. See the Conservators website.

The FOI response from Sutton council included an email from Councillor Richard Clifton, Sutton South Ward, who said: The grant … was a dollop of money taken out of the pockets of our Council tax payers and paid into the coffers of the Conservators. … Eight years ago, at one of the many times that … More The Conservators Portfolio

We have now received responses to our Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from all three councils. Our requests were essentially variations of the question: “Why have you stopped contributions to the Mitcham Common Conservators?” Croydon says that they do not hold the information. Both Merton and Sutton have said that there has never been a … More Freedom of Information requests – Conclusion

Bidder Memorial Revitalisation Project Survey Comments Summary Total Responses Received: 43 Comments/suggestions on path surface (bark chippings) Prefer another surface because of concerns about accessibility. Need to consider consistency with other parts of Mitcham Common. Solution needs to avoid urbanising. Advice available on options via contractors Will weeds grow through it? Back chippings acceptable as … More Survey Comments Summary

Bidder Memorial Revitalisation Project Survey Response Summary Total Responses Received: 43 Section 1: Awareness and Current Perceptions Aware of the memorial (George Parker Bidder)? Yes: 41 No: 1 Unsure: 1 Ever visited the memorial? Yes: 31 No: 12 Current condition (if visited): Excellent: 0 Good: 3 Fair: 15 Poor: 8 Very Poor: 5 Current access … More Survey Response Summary

A new report by Roger Morris on the Ecology of Mitcham Common has been published. The report can be downloaded from https://friendsofmitchamcommon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/the-ecology-of-mitcham-common-an-overview-by-roger-morris.pdf His report from 1984 and other natural history reports are available from the Mitcham Common website at https://mitchamcommon.org/natural-history/