Petersham Lodge Woods - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.46183, -0.31874
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 welcome
Deciduous 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 km26 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Brent River Park footpathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Fulwell stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cholmondeley Walkpublic footpath · 274 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 274 mSurface asphaltPath type: path
88 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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▾
Named routeRef (33)Local cycle route
LCN 34 linkCycling route▾
Named routeRef (34)Local cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
30,521 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,521 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springwinter
2026▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Mallard · Mute Swan +31
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CootFulica atra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- TealAnas crecca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects25 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug +20
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Marble Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss +4
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Butterfly-bush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,521 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springwinter
2026▾
Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Mallard · Mute Swan +31
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CootFulica atra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- TealAnas crecca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects25 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug +20
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Marble Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss +4
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Butterfly-bush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buddleja davidii
Buddleja davidii
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Events & activities nearby
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