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Abbey Wood - Broadleaved woodland

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51.83932, 1.03708

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 210m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 210m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

Rosemary Lanepublic footpath · 155 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 155 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,150 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,150 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winterspring

2025

Swallow · Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Red-legged Partridge +28

SwallowHirundo rustica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
RedshankTringa totanus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Rose Chafer · Notiophilus substriatus · Cortinicara gibbosa · Stag Beetle

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2023
Notiophilus substriatusNotiophilus substriatus2023
Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa2023
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023

🌿

Plants112 species

summer

2023

Herb-Robert · Ground-ivy · Creeping Bent · Pale Persicaria · Guernsey Fleabane +107

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
White CampionSilene latifolia
ElderSambucus nigra
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
HazelCorylus avellana
GorseUlex europaeus
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
DandelionTaraxacum
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
AshFraxinus excelsior
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
CleaversGalium aparine
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
IvyHedera helix
Field MadderSherardia arvensis
Stinking ChamomileAnthemis cotula
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common CouchElymus repens
HollyIlex aquifolium
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Silver BirchBetula pendula
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
NipplewortLapsana communis
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Fat-henChenopodium album
White BryonyBryonia dioica
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
HemlockConium maculatum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Black BryonyTamus communis
CharlockSinapis arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum
WatercressNasturtium officinale
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
Water MintMentha aquatica
Field MapleAcer campestre
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
TimothyPhleum pratense
Field PansyViola arvensis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
WeldReseda luteola
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Common CudweedFilago germanica
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,150 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winterspring

2025

Swallow · Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Red-legged Partridge +28

SwallowHirundo rustica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
RedshankTringa totanus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Rose Chafer · Notiophilus substriatus · Cortinicara gibbosa · Stag Beetle

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2023
Notiophilus substriatusNotiophilus substriatus2023
Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa2023
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023

🌿

Plants112 species

summer

2023

Herb-Robert · Ground-ivy · Creeping Bent · Pale Persicaria · Guernsey Fleabane +107

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
White CampionSilene latifolia
ElderSambucus nigra
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
HazelCorylus avellana
GorseUlex europaeus
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
DandelionTaraxacum
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
AshFraxinus excelsior
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
CleaversGalium aparine
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
IvyHedera helix
Field MadderSherardia arvensis
Stinking ChamomileAnthemis cotula
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common CouchElymus repens
HollyIlex aquifolium
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Silver BirchBetula pendula
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
NipplewortLapsana communis
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Fat-henChenopodium album
White BryonyBryonia dioica
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
HemlockConium maculatum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Black BryonyTamus communis
CharlockSinapis arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum
WatercressNasturtium officinale
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
Water MintMentha aquatica
Field MapleAcer campestre
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
TimothyPhleum pratense
Field PansyViola arvensis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
WeldReseda luteola
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Common CudweedFilago germanica
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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