ECS organised events

Litter pick

Our next litter pick on the Common will be on Saturday 4 July. Details tbc.

Ealing Common Walk

Saturday 12th September 2026. Meet at the Iron Duke sculpture for a 2.00 pm start. Ends at 3.30 pm with refreshments at All Saints Church. Walk along the perimeter of Ealing Common, taking in the range of architectural styles. Highlights: the home of a Wimbledon champion and the death mask of a prime minister. The walk will be led by Helen Shanagher. This event is part of the Open House Weekend. Further information is available on the Open House website .

Council organised events on the Common

Wilsons funfair 24 April - 10 May

Kenya and Friends in the Park 25 - 26 July

Magic of Thailand 5 - 6 September

Replacing the Horse Chestnuts

You may be aware that the horse chestnut trees are gradually becoming more diseased. They suffer from advanced canker bleeding which weakens the wood. This has been known for some years and in anticipation of them dying, rows of young trees – not horse chestnuts - were planted about 10 years ago, inside the outer border of the Common. Most of these trees are doing well.

We are told that horse chestnuts come from northern Greece. Young horse chestnuts, if planted in the UK, do not thrive and do not reach maturity. It is not economic, or advisable to replace our horse chestnuts with more of the same.

The tree officer has identified seventeen sick or dying trees on The Common. Some already do or could present a risk to road users and the public. The Council proposes to reduce or remove these trees and replace them with sixty-nine trees of different varieties such as limes, hornbeams, cherries and Scots pines, similar to the three Scots pines on the South Common. Some of the trunks will not be removed, but will remain as monoliths to encourage wildlife.

Funding for this work comes from Section 106 money paid by developers in the borough.

The reduction work will start in May and should be finished by August. Planting will begin in the autumn. There are huge numbers of trees to plant across the Borough and it is hoped to complete the work by the spring of 2025.

We will meet the Tree Officer in the autumn to learn more about the planting proposal.

Annual General Meetings

The 2026 AGM was held on 27 March. The guest speaker was Dr Jonathan Oates, Borough archivist and local historian. He gave a very entertaining talk entitled Ealing Common in the War.

Minutes of the 2026 AGM may be downloaded here.

The 2025 AGM was held on 4 April 2025. You can download the minutes here and the results of our survey here.