Broomfield Hill Wood - Broadleaved woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › London › Kingston upon Thames Getting here
51.42910, -0.26482
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 24 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 Warren Road public footpath · 1.2 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.2 km Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 232 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 LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C34 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
67,734 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 67,734 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Great Spotted Woodpecker +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Phaonia fuscata · Harpalus anxius · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus +16
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Black Clock 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 67,734 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Great Spotted Woodpecker +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Phaonia fuscata · Harpalus anxius · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Common Sun Beetle · Syntomus foveatus +16
Phaonia fuscata Phaonia fuscata Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Black Clock 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
Pterostichus madidus
Pterostichus madidus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
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
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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