Benhill Road Nature Garden
🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Southwark Getting here
51.47756, -0.08774
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ N°N° — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ N°N° — 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🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Rose Chafer +132 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Rose Chafer +132 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Coot, Greylag Goose +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Coot, Greylag Goose +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 46 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 Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Named route Parkrun
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Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref C11 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,038 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,038 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Coot · Moorhen +29
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Firebug +7
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Clustered Feather-moss +21
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,038 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Coot · Moorhen +29
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Firebug +7
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Clustered Feather-moss +21
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pine Ladybird
Pine Ladybird
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss
Kindbergia praelonga
Kindbergia praelonga
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
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
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025 