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Lesnes Abbey Woods - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.49543, 0.14041

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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
  • 🛝Playground 288m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

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

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 linkWalking route
Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

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Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route
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LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route
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LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route
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Cycling

220 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
LCNCycling route
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LCN 58Cycling route
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LCNCycling route
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Route (1)Cycling route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike CourseMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dyke at Veridion Park, Thamesmead

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dyke at Veridion Park, Thamesmead

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Northgate ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Beam ParklandsUrban park4.5 km→🌱Lesnes Abbey ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Belvedere Recreation Gorund NorthUrban park1.2 km→🌱Franks ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Oystercatcher ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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