In my post recently, to my surprise, was a beautiful little book called Exploring Happy Valley and Farthing Downs, sent to me by my friend, Graham Lomas, who is the chairman of the Friends of Farthing Downs.
The Friends are a voluntary group that assists in the protection of the area, in partnership with Croydon Council and the City of London Corporation. The area is close to Coulsdon, situated just on the edge of London, and what a gem of a place it is.
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