West Heath - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.55695, -0.18821
Open directionsv
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 km21 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
150 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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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
49,432 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
49,432 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Robin +39
- 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
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
🐝Insects16 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +11
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
49,432 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Robin +39
- 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
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
🐝Insects16 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +11
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis