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Hillocks Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.33246, -0.05096

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

120 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCN 76 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (76)Local cycle route
LCN 75 linkCycling route

Signed as "Town Centre West Bypass"

Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Baker Boy Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Selsdon Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Selsdon Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sanderstead Recreation GroundUrban park1.9 km→🌱Park Hill Recreation GroundUrban park5 km→🌱Birch (Selsdon)Urban park1 km→🌱Birch (Selsdon)Urban park1 km→🦉HUTCHINSON'S BANKNature reserve2.3 km→🌱Addington ParkUrban park2.8 km→

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