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Padmall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.36337, 0.03385

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🛝Playground 187m 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
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Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Liverwort · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Melanostoma scalare, Field Grasshopper +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
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Cudham Circular WalkWalking route

A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham

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Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
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Cycling

76 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
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LCN 76 linkCycling route
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LCN 75Cycling route
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LCN 17Cycling route
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Bromley to Orpington cycle routeCycling route

Potential future Bromley to Orpington cycle route

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Wildlife to spot

Photos

The River Ravensbourne in the south of Padmall Wood (2)

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The River Ravensbourne in the south of Padmall Wood (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Norman ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Tugmutton CommonUrban park2 km→🦉HIGH ELMS COUNTRY PARKNature reserve3.2 km→🏞️HIGH ELMSCountry park3.3 km→🌱Addington ValeUrban park3.4 km→🌱Addington ValeUrban park3.8 km→

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