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Gosshill Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.40137, 0.06143

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 267m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Farm Walk, Hawkwood/PettsWood

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

29 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Literary Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LHTLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Mottingham stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Ravensbourne stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route

part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route

signed as an LCN route

Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route

signed as a London Cycle Network route; destinations Beckenham Place Park, Downham Leisure Centre & Hither Green, Mottingham, Lee

Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
Lower Sydenham to Bromley CyclewayCycling route

Quietway route from Lower Sydenham to Bromley - estimated completion date of May 2019 (as of 2017)

Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chatham House, Gosshill Road, BR7

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chatham House, Gosshill Road, BR7

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Norman ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Scadbury ParkUrban park2.5 km→🦉SCADBURY PARKNature reserve2.6 km→🌱Chinbrook MeadowsUrban park3.8 km→🏞️SCADBURY ESTATECountry park1.6 km→🌱Queens GardensUrban park3.1 km→

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