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Falconwood Field

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

🌤️ 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 on site — 6 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingToilets

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Syrphus +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Syrphus +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Green Chain Walk section 1 linkWalking route

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

The LineWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Explore Charlton TrailWalking route

fully waymarked and info-boarded, although actually all the paths used are already part of the 'Green Chain Walk', and the boards state it is a 'Green Chain Circular Trail'

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

175 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Route (1)Cycling route

Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route

LCN 64 (detour)Cycling route

Named routeRef (64)Local cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cycleway 33Cycling route

Named routeRef C33Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

24,877 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,877 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Firecrest · Blue Tit +58

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
WoodlarkLullula arborea2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BatChiroptera2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad · Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
FrogRana

🐝

Insects61 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus · Green Shieldbug · Closterotomus trivialis +56

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
SyrphusSyrphus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
EupeodesEupeodes
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
HornetVespa crabro
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes

🌿

Plants2 species

winterspring

2026

Wall Screw-moss · Common Feather-moss

Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,877 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Firecrest · Blue Tit +58

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
WoodlarkLullula arborea2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BatChiroptera2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad · Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
FrogRana

🐝

Insects61 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus · Green Shieldbug · Closterotomus trivialis +56

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
SyrphusSyrphus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
EupeodesEupeodes
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
HornetVespa crabro
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Rambur's Pied ShieldbugTritomegas sexmaculatus
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes

🌿

Plants2 species

winterspring

2026

Wall Screw-moss · Common Feather-moss

Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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