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Bostall Heath

2 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.48025, 0.11830

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spot

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +82 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Silver-moss, Neat Feather-moss +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Silver-moss, Neat Feather-moss +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

61 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Green Chain Walk section 1 linkWalking route
Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
Explore Charlton TrailWalking route

fully waymarked and info-boarded, although actually all the paths used are already part of the 'Green Chain Walk', and the boards state it is a 'Green Chain Circular Trail'

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Mottingham stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Chapman's Lanepublic footpath · 435 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 435 mSurface dirtPath type: path
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Cycling

195 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 58Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 33Cycling route
Named routeRef C33Regional cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route (1)Cycling route
Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Bostall Heath

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bostall Heath

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