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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.47326, -0.02277
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Drip — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Drip — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +140 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +140 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 588 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,694 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +34
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Juniper Shieldbug · Southern Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Silver-moss · Common Cord-moss
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025 Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,694 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +34
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Juniper Shieldbug · Southern Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Silver-moss · Common Cord-moss
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025 Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 