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Rockpit Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.41668, 0.04822

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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
  • 🛝Playground 203m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

33 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
link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
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Cycling

71 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

Flowering Trees in Melbury Close

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Flowering Trees in Melbury Close

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Norman ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Well Hall PleasaunceUrban park4.4 km→🌱Sutcliffe ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Chinbrook MeadowsUrban park1.9 km→🌱Scadbury ParkUrban park3.2 km→🦉SCADBURY PARKNature reserve3.2 km→

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