Blackhorse Road Allotments
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Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.48494, -0.03663
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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 🛝 Playground 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🛝 Playground 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Meliscaeva auricollis +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Meliscaeva auricollis +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Silver-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Silver-moss · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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 ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 611 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
Show on map Photos North on Blackhorse Road, Deptford
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Wildlife to spot
41,233 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,233 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Moorhen +29
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Dorytomus ictor · Eupeodes +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor Eupeodes Eupeodes Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Hayhurstia atriplicis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,233 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Moorhen +29
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Dorytomus ictor · Eupeodes +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor Eupeodes Eupeodes Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Hayhurstia atriplicis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hayhurstia atriplicis
Hayhurstia atriplicis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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