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4 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.43665, 0.01623

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spot

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

picnic area

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Waterlink WayWalking route12 km

Walking & cycling route in Lewisham borough, following the rivers Pool and Ravensbourne (Deptford Creek). Forms the northernmost section of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Route 21 (Eastbourne to the Thames)

Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps inWalking route

alternative avoiding steps in Beckenham Place Park

Named routeLocal walking route
Lewisham PromenadeWalking route

signed walking route along Lewisham High Street

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Silk Mill PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

202 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 64 (detour)Cycling route
Named routeRef (64)Local cycle route
Cycleway 33Cycling route
Named routeRef C33Regional cycle route
LCN 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 17 (obsolete)Cycling route
Named routeRef 17
LCN 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Grove Park Nature Reserve

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Grove Park Nature Reserve

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🦉OXLEAS WOODNature reserve4.9 km→🌱Sutcliffe ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Well Hall PleasaunceUrban park3.2 km→🌱Ladywell FieldsUrban park3.2 km→🌱BlackheathUrban park4 km→🌱The Flower GardenUrban park4.4 km→

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