Broomfield Hill Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.42576, -0.26959
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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Malden Manor station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Warren Road public footpath · 1.2 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.2 km Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 203 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 29 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 29 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route Cycling route ▾
Named route International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
31,724 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,724 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Blackbird +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer · Grey Squirrel
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Phaonia fuscata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Black Clock · Abax parallelepipedus · Carabus problematicus +11
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Helina evecta Helina evecta Syrphus Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +3
Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,724 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Blackbird +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer · Grey Squirrel
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Phaonia fuscata · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Black Clock · Abax parallelepipedus · Carabus problematicus +11
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Helina evecta Helina evecta Syrphus Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +3
Hemlock Conium maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Daisy Bellis perennis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Elipsocus hyalinus Elipsocus hyalinus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata 