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Pond Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.40252, 0.06641

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 357m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Lateral Cryphaea +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis pertinax, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Literary Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LHTLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Mottingham stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route

part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral

Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Grove Park stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route

signed as an LCN 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
Bromley to Orpington cycle routeCycling route

Potential future Bromley to Orpington cycle route

Named route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Botany Bay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 166 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 166 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
Botany Bay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 60 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 60 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
Botany Bay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 351 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 351 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields and Pond Wood

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields and Pond Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Norman ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Scadbury ParkUrban park2.1 km→🦉SCADBURY PARKNature reserve2.2 km→🌱Chinbrook MeadowsUrban park3.9 km→🏞️SCADBURY ESTATECountry park1.2 km→🌱Poverest ParkUrban park2.9 km→

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