West Heath - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
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🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.55299, -0.18305
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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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
New River PathWalking route▾
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
Capital Ring (Section 11)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring (Section 12)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
162 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C6Regional cycle route
LCN 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47Local cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Regent's CanalCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Grand Union Canal towpathCycling route▾
'Recommended cycle route'
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 5 linkCycling route▾
Marylebone Station link
Named routeRef (5)Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
49,458 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
49,458 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Robin +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +19
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
49,458 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Robin +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +19
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthophora plumipes
Anthophora plumipes
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisBishop's MitreAelia acuminataBishop's MitreAelia acuminata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataPhaoniaPhaoniaPhaoniaPhaoniaBaccha elongataBaccha elongataBaccha elongataBaccha elongataRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusSuillia variegataSuillia variegataSuillia variegataSuillia variegataEvents & activities nearby
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