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📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.47742, 0.09221

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bank Haircap · last seen 2025; Plants — Bank Haircap · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 linkWalking route
Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
Explore Charlton TrailWalking route

fully waymarked and info-boarded, although actually all the paths used are already part of the 'Green Chain Walk', and the boards state it is a 'Green Chain Circular Trail'

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

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Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Mottingham stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

185 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 64 (detour)Cycling route
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LCNCycling route
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Cycleway 33Cycling route
Named routeRef C33Regional cycle route
LCN 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
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LCN 19Cycling route
Named routeRef 19Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mark & St Margaret, Old Mill Road, Plumstead - East end

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mark & St Margaret, Old Mill Road, Plumstead - East end

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OXLEAS WOODNature reserve2.1 km→🌱Charlton ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Well Hall PleasaunceUrban park3.8 km→🌱Barrier ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Thames Barrier ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Oxleas MeadowUrban park2.1 km→

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