🌞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 257m 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 257m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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17 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Whyteleafe stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km▾
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Banstead Countryside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef BCWLocal walking route
Hall Waypublic footpath · 21 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mSurface asphaltPath type: steps
Hallwaypublic footpath · 208 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 208 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
🚴
Cycling
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121 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 77 linkCycling route▾
Named routeRef (77)Local cycle route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCN 75 linkCycling route▾
Signed as "Town Centre West Bypass"
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
About this nature reserve
Foxley Wood is an 11-hectare Local Nature Reserve located in Croydon, London. Visitors can explore diverse habitats including ancient woodland and find various wildlife such as birds, butterflies, and small mammals, with trails for walking and nature observation.
