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✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Long Wood, Ealing · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.87861, -4.06429

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Tawny Owl, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Tawny Owl, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Oak, Hazel +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Beech, Oak, Hazel +184 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Wood White, Common Blue +246 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Wood White, Common Blue +246 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route608 m
Named routeRef 38Length 608 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route997 m
Named routeRef 3Length 997 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky

Wildlife to spot

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Long Wood, Ealing

📷 Wikipedia · Long Wood, Ealing · CC BY-SA 3.0

Long Wood, Ealing

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⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪Petrockstowe Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪Church of St James the LessReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→

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