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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +1 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Melanostoma scalare, Eristalis pertinax +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Melanostoma scalare, Eristalis pertinax +26 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
15 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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.
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking 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
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
London LOOP (Section 2)Walking route
“a green and easy route through the suburbs of southeast London.” Sights: * Willet Memorial Wood * Scadbury Park * Stable Meadows * Five Arch Bridge
Holwood Park Avenuepublic footpath · 490 m
🚴Cycling
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
LCNCycling route
LCNCycling route
LCN 75Cycling route
LCN 17Cycling route
Bromley to Orpington cycle routeCycling route
Potential future Bromley to Orpington cycle route
LCN 27Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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