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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Bromley Hill Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Bromley Hill Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +120 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +120 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 Silk Mill Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 163 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route to NCN 21 route from western side of LCN 65 route
Named route Ref (21) Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route (20) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (20) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 Local cycle route
Show on map Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named route Ref (21) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
35,184 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,184 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Andrion regensteinense · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,184 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Andrion regensteinense · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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