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Bigginwood Allotments

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.41682, -0.10577

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Great Tit, Robin +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Great Tit, Robin +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans, Eristalis pertinax · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silver-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026; Plants — Silver-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tooting Common parkrunWalking route
Named routeParkrun
Waterlink WayWalking route12 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 routeRef WWLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Capital Ring (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood GroveWalking route

This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west

Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Balham stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Copgate Pathpublic footpath · 59 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 59 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Copgate Pathpublic footpath · 118 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 118 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

194 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 66Cycling route
Named routeRef C66Regional cycle route
LCN 75 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222Local cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Route 213Cycling route
Named routeRef 213Local cycle route
LCN 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Allotments off Biggin Hill, SE19

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Allotments off Biggin Hill, SE19

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Useful places within 5 km

🦉STREATHAM COMMONNature reserve1 km→🌱Norwood ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Streatham CommonUrban park1.2 km→🌱Streatham CommonUrban park1.2 km→🌱Westow ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱South Norwood LakeUrban park2.3 km→

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