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Long Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.50252, -0.35793

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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
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParking

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

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route
Named route
LOOP link to Hatton Cross UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Gruffalo TrailWalking route500 m
Named routeLength 500 mRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Local cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN 87Cycling route
Named routeRef 87Local cycle route
LCN 34Cycling route
Named routeRef 34Local cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Canalside flats

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Canalside flats

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Gunnersbury ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦OSTERLEY PARKHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Osterley ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Boston Manor ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Syon ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Northala FieldsUrban park4.3 km→

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