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Fosterdown or Pilgrim Fort: a London mobilisation centre

1 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.26339, -0.07473

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rowan, Bluebell, Lords-and-Ladies +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rowan, Bluebell, Lords-and-Ladies +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax, Scaeva pyrastri +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax, Scaeva pyrastri +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Downlands Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand way (Oxted Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South MersthamCycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Yew Tree WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Upper Harestonebridleway · 303 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 303 mPath type: bridleway
Harestone Valley Roadbridleway · 543 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 543 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pilgrim Fort WD boundary stone no. 4

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pilgrim Fort WD boundary stone no. 4

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Grange MeadowUrban park3.1 km→🌱Master ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Timber Hill ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Westway CommonUrban park2.9 km→🌱Coulsdon CommonUrban park4.3 km→✦Bowl barrow in south end of Hilly FieldHistoric site1.7 km→

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