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Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.43236, -0.02532
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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 111m 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 111m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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 — Robin, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +116 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Silver-moss, Springy Turf-moss +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Silver-moss, Springy Turf-moss +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 36 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 212 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route to NCN 21 route from western side of LCN 65 route
Named route Ref (21) Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route (19) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (19) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map Route (20) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (20) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Broadmead, King Alfred Rd junction
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Wildlife to spot
25,703 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,703 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Feral Cat
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +22
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,703 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Feral Cat
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +22
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus2025
Coreus marginatus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2025
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2025
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus2025
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2025
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Aphrodes Aphrodes2025
Aphrodes Aphrodes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 