Brockley Hill Trust Garden 2 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.44637, -0.04015
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Big Plate Cafe — 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Big Plate Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 37 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 358 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 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 LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
One of the London Cycle Network's "Radial routes in South East London", from Central London via Camberwell, Crystal Palace and Croydon to Purley. The section from Southwark Bridge to Elephant & Castle is now Cycle Superhighway 7.
Named route Ref 23 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Vintage 1980 Mercedes 280, Brockley Rise, Forest Hill
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Wildlife to spot
56,742 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 56,742 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Magpie +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Epistrophe eligans +7
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Common Cord-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 56,742 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Magpie +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Epistrophe eligans +7
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Common Cord-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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