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Fossil Pit

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.48732, 0.13054

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +93 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss, Silver-moss +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss, Silver-moss +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

53 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Green Chain Walk section 1 linkWalking route
Named routeRef G-CRegional 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
LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Chapman's Lanepublic footpath · 435 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 435 mSurface dirtPath type: path
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Cycling

223 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 58Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 33Cycling route
Named routeRef C33Regional cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route (1)Cycling route
Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike CourseMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The fossil bed at Lesnes Abbey Wood

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The fossil bed at Lesnes Abbey Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OXLEAS WOODNature reserve4.9 km→🌱Northgate ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Royal Victoria GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Oxleas MeadowUrban park4.9 km→🌱Hall Place GardensUrban park5 km→🌱Lesnes Abbey ParkUrban park200 m→

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