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Places › England › London › Bromley Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 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 🅿️ Parking 284m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 284m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 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 route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Hayes station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cudham Circular Walk Walking route ▾
A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 2) Walking route ▾
“a green and easy route through the suburbs of southeast London.” Sights: * Willet Memorial Wood * Scadbury Park * Stable Meadows * Five Arch Bridge
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map The Ravensbourne Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map Bromley to Orpington cycle route Cycling route ▾
Potential future Bromley to Orpington cycle route
Named route
Show on map LCN 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos London Loop in Darrick Wood
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Wildlife to spot
38,225 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,225 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Rock Dove +32
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare · Epistrophe eligans +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,225 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Rock Dove +32
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare · Epistrophe eligans +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 