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Parish Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.45499, 0.08596

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

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

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Explore Charlton TrailWalking route

fully waymarked and info-boarded, although actually all the paths used are already part of the 'Green Chain Walk', and the boards state it is a 'Green Chain Circular Trail'

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route
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Literary Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LHTLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Mottingham stationWalking route
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Cycling

133 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
LCN 64 (detour)Cycling route
Named routeRef (64)Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
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LCNCycling route
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Cycleway 33Cycling route
Named routeRef C33Regional cycle route
LCN 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rennetts Wood Rd

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rennetts Wood Rd

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OXLEAS WOODNature reserve1.6 km→🌱Charlton ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Well Hall PleasaunceUrban park2.6 km→🌱Sutcliffe ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Avery Hill ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Eltham Park SouthUrban park1.2 km→

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