Broadleaved woodland near Lee 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.44676, 0.00480
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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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 55 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 Waterlink Way Walking route 12 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 route Ref WW Length 12 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps in Walking route ▾
alternative avoiding steps in Beckenham Place Park
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lewisham Promenade Walking route ▾
signed walking route along Lewisham High Street
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Silk Mill Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 317 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula 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 Cycleway 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C33 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 17 (obsolete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17
Show on map LCN 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
31,623 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,623 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +29
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Cabbage Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Embidopsocus enderleini · Notiophilus rufipes +25
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Embidopsocus enderleini Embidopsocus enderleini Notiophilus rufipes Notiophilus rufipes2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,623 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +29
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Cabbage Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Embidopsocus enderleini · Notiophilus rufipes +25
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Embidopsocus enderleini Embidopsocus enderleini Notiophilus rufipes Notiophilus rufipes2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Ptinella aptera Ptinella aptera
Ptinella aptera Ptinella aptera
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus2025
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Raglius alboacuminatus Raglius alboacuminatus2025
Raglius alboacuminatus Raglius alboacuminatus2025
Parabathyscia wollastoni Parabathyscia wollastoni2025
Parabathyscia wollastoni Parabathyscia wollastoni2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus2025
Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus2025
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2025
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Red Ant Myrmica rubra2025
Red Ant Myrmica rubra2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2025
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 