🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
Best for
9 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Waterlink WayWalking route12 km▾
Walking & cycling route in Lewisham borough, following the rivers Pool and Ravensbourne (Deptford Creek). Forms the northernmost section of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Route 21 (Eastbourne to the Thames)
Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Capital Ring (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood GroveWalking route▾
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps inWalking route▾
alternative avoiding steps in Beckenham Place Park
Named routeLocal walking route
Lewisham PromenadeWalking route▾
signed walking route along Lewisham High Street
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling
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217 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (21)Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network link route to NCN 21 route from western side of LCN 65 route
Named routeRef (21)Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route (19)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (19)Local cycle route
LCN 22 linkCycling route▾
Named routeRef (22)Local cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 77Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 77Local cycle route
Route (21)Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named routeRef (21)Local cycle route
About this nature reserve
Dacres Wood is a small 1-hectare Local Nature Reserve located in Lewisham, London. This site features a mix of woodland and grassland, providing habitats for small mammals and a variety of bird species, with pathways for nature walks.
