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Broadmead Allotments

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Dogs welcome

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
  • 🛝Playground 111m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

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

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
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Walking

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
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)

Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps inWalking route

alternative avoiding steps in Beckenham Place Park

Named routeLocal walking route
Lewisham PromenadeWalking route

signed walking route along Lewisham High Street

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Silk Mill PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

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 routeRef (21)Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route (19)Cycling route
Named routeRef (19)Local cycle route
LCN 22 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (22)Local cycle route
Route (20)Cycling route
Named routeRef (20)Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route

Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Broadmead, King Alfred Rd junction

Broadmead, King Alfred Rd junction

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