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Petts Wood Recreation Ground

✦ Ancient woodland106 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome106 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 158m away — 18 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Robin +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Robin +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Melanostoma scalare +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Melanostoma scalare +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths 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
Named routeRegional walking route
Literary Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LHTLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Ravensbourne stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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

Named routeLocal walking route
Park Avenuepublic footpath · 472 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 472 mPath type: residential
Holwood Park Avenuepublic footpath · 490 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 490 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Oakley Roadpublic footpath · 254 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 254 mPath type: service
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route

signed as a London Cycle Network route; destinations Beckenham Place Park, Downham Leisure Centre & Hither Green, Mottingham, Lee

Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
Lower Sydenham to Bromley CyclewayCycling route

Quietway route from Lower Sydenham to Bromley - estimated completion date of May 2019 (as of 2017)

Named route
Bromley to Orpington cycle routeCycling route

Potential future Bromley to Orpington cycle route

Named route
LCN 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27Local cycle route

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