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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.43562, -0.26414
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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
- 🅿️Broomfield Hill Car Park 284m away — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🅿️Broomfield Hill Car Park 284m away — 8 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Abax parallelepipedus, Carabus problematicus, Harpalus anxius +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapseWalking route▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring Section 07 (alternate)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Beverley Brook WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
227 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 74Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 74Local cycle route
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
91,257 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
91,257 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspring
2026▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Grey Heron · Great Spotted Woodpecker +30
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springwinter
2026▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2025
Adder
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Abax parallelepipedus · Carabus problematicus · Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +8
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Harpalus anxiusHarpalus anxius
- Syntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatus
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
- Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea
- Violet Ground Beetle
Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +2
- HemlockConium maculatum
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
91,257 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspring
2026▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Grey Heron · Great Spotted Woodpecker +30
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springwinter
2026▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Deer
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2025
Adder
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Abax parallelepipedus · Carabus problematicus · Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +8
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Harpalus anxiusHarpalus anxius
- Syntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatus
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
- Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea
- Violet Ground Beetle
Hemlock · American Skunk-cabbage · Brooklime · Wood Anemone · Daisy +2
- HemlockConium maculatum
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus violaceus
Carabus violaceus
Black ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaAmara tibialisAmara tibialisAmara tibialisAmara tibialisHarpalus affinisHarpalus affinisHarpalus affinisHarpalus affinisLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis