Abbey buildings, Bermondsey 2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Getting here
51.49739, -0.08017
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Building scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Tas-Ty Snacks — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Tas-Ty Snacks — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Trioza centranthi, Marmalade Hoverfly +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Annual Buttonweed, Rue-leaved Saxifrage +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Link Walk (Section 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 1 Cycling route ▾
Link between NCN 1 and Crossharbour DLR station
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C11 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
37,306 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,306 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +18
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Trioza centranthi · Marmalade Hoverfly · Welsh Chafer · 10-spot Ladybird +1
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wall Feather-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum +21
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,306 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +18
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Trioza centranthi · Marmalade Hoverfly · Welsh Chafer · 10-spot Ladybird +1
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wall Feather-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum +21
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica 