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Places › England › London › Bromley Getting here
51.37314, 0.07045
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, Epistrophe eligans +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, Epistrophe eligans +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: London LOOP (Section 3)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 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 route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Hayes station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cudham Circular Walk Walking 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 route Local walking route
Show on map 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
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map The Ravensbourne Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map Bromley to Orpington cycle route Cycling route ▾
Potential future Bromley to Orpington cycle route
Named route
Show on map LCN 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
44,893 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,893 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Melanostoma scalare · Epistrophe eligans · 10-spot Ladybird +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hairy-footed Flower Bee Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,893 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Melanostoma scalare · Epistrophe eligans · 10-spot Ladybird +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hairy-footed Flower Bee Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthophora plumipes
Anthophora plumipes
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 