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Places › England › London › Greenwich Getting here
51.48645, 0.11037
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground on site — 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Pochard +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Pochard +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map Explore Charlton Trail Walking route ▾
fully waymarked and info-boarded, although actually all the paths used are already part of the 'Green Chain Walk', and the boards state it is a 'Green Chain Circular Trail'
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map link to Falconwood station Walking route ▾
Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Falconwood station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Mottingham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 206 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C33 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
19,955 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,955 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pintail · Pochard · Black-tailed Godwit +27
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Small Heather Weevil · Pterostichus · Gorse Weevil · Trioza urticae +4
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Small Heather Weevil Micrelus ericae Pterostichus Pterostichus Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Trioza urticae Trioza urticae Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum 7-spot Ladybird Silver-moss · Bank Haircap
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,955 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pintail · Pochard · Black-tailed Godwit +27
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Small Heather Weevil · Pterostichus · Gorse Weevil · Trioza urticae +4
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Small Heather Weevil Micrelus ericae Pterostichus Pterostichus Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Trioza urticae Trioza urticae Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum 7-spot Ladybird Silver-moss · Bank Haircap
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
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