Dancer Dick Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.36772, -0.26025
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 357m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 357m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Native broadleaved woodland
Free
Native broadleaved woodland — woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Ewell West stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route
Chessington Countryside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route CCycling route▾
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C28
Route CCycling route▾
Link from Cycleway 28 to Kingston University/C29
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
46,257 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
46,257 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Stag Beetle
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
Cow Parsley · Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Daisy · Cherry Plum +29
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
- Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
46,257 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Stag Beetle
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
Cow Parsley · Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Daisy · Cherry Plum +29
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
- Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brachythecium rutabulum
Brachythecium rutabulum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumBordered Screw-mossTortula marginataBordered Screw-mossTortula marginataMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaPrince-of-Wales Feather-mossNeckera smithiiPrince-of-Wales Feather-mossNeckera smithiiCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025Events & activities nearby
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