Bermondsey abbey infirmary buildings
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
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51.49732, -0.07880
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Embassy Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Embassy Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Annual Buttonweed, Rue-leaved Saxifrage +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Annual Buttonweed, Rue-leaved Saxifrage +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Trioza centranthi, Marmalade Hoverfly +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Trioza centranthi, Marmalade Hoverfly +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 52 signed routes nearby
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Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
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Show on map 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 ▾
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LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
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Link between NCN 1 and Crossharbour DLR station
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Wildlife to spot
37,268 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,268 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +18
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Trioza centranthi · Marmalade Hoverfly · Welsh Chafer · 10-spot Ladybird +1
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss +21
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,268 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +18
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Trioza centranthi · Marmalade Hoverfly · Welsh Chafer · 10-spot Ladybird +1
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss +21
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Swartz's Feather-moss
Swartz's Feather-moss
Oxyrrhynchium hians
Oxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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