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Late Bronze Age enclosure at Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton

3 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Magpie, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Magpie, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Limnephilus marmoratus, Limnephilus affinis +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Limnephilus marmoratus, Limnephilus affinis +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Deodar, Agrimony +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Deodar, Agrimony +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wandle-Oaks LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Banstead Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCWLocal walking route
Happy Valley & Farthing Downs Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sutton Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

159 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 77 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (77)Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal 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 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Local cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Telegraph Trackbridleway · 558 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 558 mSurface concretePath type: service
Telegraph Trackbridleway · 509 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 509 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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Former Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton Beeches

Former Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton Beeches

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