Sheen Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.45778, -0.26954
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ♿Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer
- 🐕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
- ♿Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🚻Toilets
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km25 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route▾
Capital Ring (Section 08)Walking route▾
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Capital Ring link to Boston Manor underground stationWalking route▾
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Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route▾
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Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route▾
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158 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 40Cycling route▾
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LCN 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 33 (spur)Cycling route▾
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LCNCycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
71,918 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
71,918 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Great Spotted Woodpecker +28
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- CootFulica atra
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GadwallMareca strepera
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Violet Ground Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Abax parallelepipedus +7
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
- Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
- Lesser Stag Beetle
Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Pincushion +22
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Hemlock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
71,918 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Great Spotted Woodpecker +28
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- CootFulica atra
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GadwallMareca strepera
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Violet Ground Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Abax parallelepipedus +7
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
- Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
- Lesser Stag Beetle
Marble Screw-moss · Common Pottia · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Pincushion +22
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Hemlock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Suillia variegataSuillia variegataSuillia variegataSuillia variegataMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCalathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollisOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataConium maculatum
Conium maculatum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaParsley PiertAphanes arvensisParsley PiertAphanes arvensisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaEvents & activities nearby
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