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Getting here
51.43025, 0.09173
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Trichocera annulata, Notiophilus rufipes, Epistrophe eligans +5 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Trichocera annulata, Notiophilus rufipes, Epistrophe eligans +5 more · last seen 2026
Family friendly
Good match
picnic area
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
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.
link to Falconwood stationWalking route
Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk
Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route
Capital Ring link to Mottingham stationWalking route
Green Chain Walk section 3Walking route
🚴Cycling
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route (20)Cycling route
LCNCycling route
LCN 26Cycling route
Classed as a 'radial route in South East London' in the original LCN+ scheme, connecting Eltham – Crystal Palace – Streatham – (Wandsworth) – Hammersmith – (Willesden). In reality LCN26 is a (non-continuous) 'orbital' route through SE, S and W London.
LCN 69Cycling route
LCN 67Cycling route
LCN 64Cycling route
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