Riddlesdown Common

Riddlesdown supports the single-most expansive piece of chalk scrub in Greater London alongside pockets of chalk grassland, ancient woodland, old hedgerows, limestone quarries and woodland.

Best seen in spring and summer for resplendent wildflowers, butterflies and bird life, Riddlesdown is also well-known for its population of yew trees, spindle and nationally rare juniper – restricted in the south of England to only a handful of open chalk slopes.