Darrick Wood Sports Centre ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › London › Bromley Getting here
51.36605, 0.07017
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 170m 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 170m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Melanostoma scalare +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Melanostoma scalare +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Tandridge Border Path Walking route ▾
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 26 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
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
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Protapion difforme Protapion difforme2025
Protapion difforme Protapion difforme2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2025
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2025
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2025
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2025
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2025
Picture-winged Fly Dorycera graminum2025
Picture-winged Fly Dorycera graminum2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Tetanocera ferruginea Tetanocera ferruginea2025
Tetanocera ferruginea Tetanocera ferruginea2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis2025
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2025
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2025
Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea2025
Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea2025
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2025
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Agriotes lineatus Agriotes lineatus2025
Agriotes lineatus Agriotes lineatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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