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Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.47018, -0.02000
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ 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, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 53 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 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 Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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
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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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38,455 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,455 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 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 11 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +6
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Cord-moss · Silver-moss
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,455 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 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 11 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +6
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Cord-moss · Silver-moss
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 