Biggin Wood
Biggin Wood is an area of ancient oak woodland situated within the London Borough of Croydon. The London Wildlife Trust is currently working with Croydon Council and the Friends of Biggin Wood to improve the site for wildlife, as a part of The Great North Wood Project.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: preserved ancient woodland
- Also known as: “Biggin Woods”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Oswald and Norwood Grove.
St Oswald
Church
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Oswald is a church, which is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Biggin Wood.
Norwood Grove
Park
Photo: Eagleash, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Norwood Grove is an ornamental urban park in the northern extent of the London Borough of Croydon, by whom it is managed, although the most westerly part lies within the London Borough of Lambeth. Norwood Grove is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Biggin Wood.
Norbury railway station
Railway station
Photo: Whohe!, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Norbury railway station is a National Rail station in the Norbury area of the London Borough of Croydon in south London. It is on the Brighton Main Line, 7 miles 36 chains down the line from London Victoria. Norbury railway station is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Biggin Wood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upper Norwood and Norbury.
Upper Norwood
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Upper Norwood is an area of south London, England, within the London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth and Southwark. It is north of Croydon. The eastern part of it is better known as the Crystal Palace area.
Norbury
Suburb
Photo: Eagleash, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Norbury is an town and suburb in south London. It shares the postcode London SW16 with neighbouring Streatham. The area is mainly in the borough of Croydon, with some parts extending into the neighbouring borough of Lambeth.
Lambeth
Photo: brodiepunk, CC BY 2.0.
Lambeth is a borough of inner south-west London. Here is the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace, St. Thomas's Hospital and County Hall.
Biggin Wood
- Categories: nature reserve, woodland, and recreation area
- Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.41555° or 51° 24′ 56″ northLongitude
-0.10698° or 0° 6′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C3XCV8V+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 34750460OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q48698894
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Biggin Wood”. Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.