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Belmont Open Space

✦ Ancient woodland46 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha

Getting here

51.42238, 0.08162

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Notiophilus rufipes, Trichocera annulata, Epistrophe eligans +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

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Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route
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Literary Heritage TrailWalking route
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Capital Ring link to Mottingham stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (20)Cycling route
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LCNCycling route
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LCN 26Cycling route

Classed as a 'radial route in South East London' in the original LCN+ scheme, connecting Eltham – Crystal Palace – Streatham – (Wandsworth) – Hammersmith – (Willesden). In reality LCN26 is a (non-continuous) 'orbital' route through SE, S and W London.

Named routeRef 26Local cycle route
LCN 67Cycling route
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LCN 2aCycling route
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LCN 22 (detour)Cycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Belmont Pasture, Chislehurst

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Belmont Pasture, Chislehurst

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🦉OXLEAS WOODNature reserve4.8 km→🌱Well Hall PleasaunceUrban park4.4 km→🦉SCADBURY PARKNature reserve1.4 km→🌱Scadbury ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Avery Hill ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Chinbrook MeadowsUrban park3.8 km→

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