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Rockpit Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Matthew Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.41006, 0.04846

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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 362m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Waterlink WayWalking route12 km

Walking & cycling route in Lewisham borough, following the rivers Pool and Ravensbourne (Deptford Creek). Forms the northernmost section of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Route 21 (Eastbourne to the Thames)

Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps inWalking route

alternative avoiding steps in Beckenham Place Park

Named routeLocal walking route
Lewisham PromenadeWalking route

signed walking route along Lewisham High Street

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Literary Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LHTLocal walking route
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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 20Cycling route
Named routeRef 20Local cycle route
LCN 20Cycling route
Named routeRef 20Local cycle route
LCN 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67Local cycle route
LCN 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
LCN 65Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bullers Wood School 1997

📷 Matthew Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bullers Wood School 1997

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Norman ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Chinbrook MeadowsUrban park2.5 km→🌱Scadbury ParkUrban park3.1 km→🦉SCADBURY PARKNature reserve3.2 km→🌱Beckenham Place ParkUrban park4.4 km→🦉BECKENHAM PLACE PARKNature reserve4.4 km→

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