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High Broom Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.38234, -0.02457

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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
  • 🛝Playground 261m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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 routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Waterlink WayWalking route12 km

Walking & cycling route in Lewisham borough, following the rivers Pool and Ravensbourne (Deptford Creek). Forms the northernmost section of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Route 21 (Eastbourne to the Thames)

Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps inWalking route

alternative avoiding steps in Beckenham Place Park

Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Literary Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LHTLocal walking route
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Cycling

141 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 213Cycling route
Named routeRef 213Local cycle route
LCN 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
LCNCycling route

signed as an LCN route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Beck and steps on a path, High Broom Wood

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Beck and steps on a path, High Broom Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Croydon Road Recreation GroundUrban park2.4 km→🌱South Norwood Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Norman ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱South Norwood LakeUrban park4.6 km→🏞️SOUTH NORWOODCountry park2.8 km→🦉SOUTH NORWOOD COUNTRY PARKNature reserve2.8 km→

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