Broadleaved woodland near Creekmouth 4 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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51.52468, 0.09003
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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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost 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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Saltmarsh — dunlin, redshank and grey plover on passage and in winter
Free
Coastal saltmarsh priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 43 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 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 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 Capital Ring link to Woolwich Dockyard station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map link to Abbey Wood station Walking route ▾
Signed link from Abbey Wood station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map 204 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Roding Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RVW
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
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Wildlife to spot
7,884 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,884 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Great Tit · Rock Dove +34
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brachinus sclopeta · Coriomeris denticulatus · Rhombic Leatherbug · Licinus punctatulus · Asiraca clavicornis +41
Brachinus sclopeta Brachinus sclopeta Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Licinus punctatulus Licinus punctatulus Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis Megalonotus praetextatus Megalonotus praetextatus 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Lesser Screw-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,884 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Great Tit · Rock Dove +34
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brachinus sclopeta · Coriomeris denticulatus · Rhombic Leatherbug · Licinus punctatulus · Asiraca clavicornis +41
Brachinus sclopeta Brachinus sclopeta Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Licinus punctatulus Licinus punctatulus Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis Megalonotus praetextatus Megalonotus praetextatus 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Lesser Screw-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Eurygaster maura Eurygaster maura
Eurygaster maura Eurygaster maura
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Beosus maritimus Beosus maritimus
Beosus maritimus Beosus maritimus
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Scolopostethus affinis Scolopostethus affinis
Scolopostethus affinis Scolopostethus affinis
Stygnocoris fuligineus Stygnocoris fuligineus
Stygnocoris fuligineus Stygnocoris fuligineus
Calathus cinctus Calathus cinctus
Calathus cinctus Calathus cinctus
Taphropeltus contractus Taphropeltus contractus
Taphropeltus contractus Taphropeltus contractus
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Chorosoma schillingi Chorosoma schillingi
Chorosoma schillingi Chorosoma schillingi
Scybalicus oblongiusculus Scybalicus oblongiusculus
Scybalicus oblongiusculus Scybalicus oblongiusculus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes
Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes
Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus
Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus Gerris (Gerris) thoracicus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Large Yellow-face Bee Hylaeus signatus
Large Yellow-face Bee Hylaeus signatus
Coast Leafcutter Bee Megachile maritima
Coast Leafcutter Bee Megachile maritima
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis
Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee Hoplitis (Hoplitis) adunca
Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee Hoplitis (Hoplitis) adunca
Green-eyed Flower Bee Anthophora bimaculata
Green-eyed Flower Bee Anthophora bimaculata
Red Banded Sand Wasp Ammophila sabulosa
Red Banded Sand Wasp Ammophila sabulosa
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Odacantha melanura Odacantha melanura
Odacantha melanura Odacantha melanura
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024 