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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.41687, -0.00541
Open directionsv 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 🐕 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 — Moorhen, Robin, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Waterlink Way Walking route 12 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 route Ref WW Length 12 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps in Walking route ▾
alternative avoiding steps in Beckenham Place Park
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lewisham Promenade Walking route ▾
signed walking route along Lewisham High Street
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Hayes station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Literary Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LHT Local walking route
Show on map 147 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C66 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 213 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 213 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
38,951 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,951 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Robin · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +24
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Shoveler Spatula clypeata Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Andrion regensteinense · Harlequin Ladybird +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eupeodes Eupeodes Platycheirus albimanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,951 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Robin · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +24
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Shoveler Spatula clypeata Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Andrion regensteinense · Harlequin Ladybird +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eupeodes Eupeodes Platycheirus albimanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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