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Getting here
51.46398, 0.02950
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ☕Goat Coffee — 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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Goat Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Rose Chafer, Stictopleurus abutilon · last seen 2026; Insects — Rose Chafer, Stictopleurus abutilon · last seen 2026
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Lea Valley WalkWalking route
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
The LineWalking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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.
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)
Lewisham PromenadeWalking route
signed walking route along Lewisham High Street
🚴Cycling
445 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN 1Cycling route
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Route (1)Cycling route
Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Route 1Cycling route
LCN 64 (detour)Cycling route
LCNCycling route
Cycleway 33Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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