Beckenham Place Park ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.41684, -0.01130
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +129 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +129 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 33 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 150 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
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Capital Ring, Beckenham Place Park
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35,505 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,505 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Mallard · Wren +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Platycheirus Platycheirus2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Andrion regensteinense Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,505 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Mallard · Wren +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Platycheirus Platycheirus2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Andrion regensteinense Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri 