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On 3 May 2025, a fledgling Dartford Warbler was spotted learning how to fly amongst the heather on Horsell Common. 

These cattle graze in the grassland of the Common, eating fauna that would otherwise threaten the heather. 

The Peace Garden was originally the site of 27 graves of Muslim Indian Soldiers, who died in the two world wars.

The Sandpit is famous for its role in 'The War of the Worlds', serving as the site where 'the fallen star' lands. 

Watch an insightful video about Horsell Common and the Sandpit, the setting for H. G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds'

I have lived by Horsell Common all my life. Today, pockets of nature such as this one are vital to fostering a love for the natural world in people, e...

Historically, Commons were collective land where all could collect firewood and graze livestock, hence where the name ‘common land’ or ‘common’ came f...