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Dulwich Upper Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

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

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Tooting Common parkrunWalking route
Named routeParkrun
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 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood GroveWalking route

This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west

Named routeLocal walking route
Lewisham PromenadeWalking route

signed walking route along Lewisham High Street

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

199 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (21)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route to NCN 21 route from western side of LCN 65 route

Named routeRef (21)Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route

Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park

Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 77Cycling route
Named routeRef 77Local cycle route
Route (21)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (21)Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junction of Dulwich Wood Avenue and Gipsy Hill, London

Junction of Dulwich Wood Avenue and Gipsy Hill, London

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