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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
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51.48327, -0.08252
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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 121m away — 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 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Rock Dove, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Rock Dove, Magpie +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Rose Chafer +130 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Rose Chafer +130 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Black Horehound, Common Reed, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +99 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Black Horehound, Common Reed, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 44 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 Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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
Show on map 578 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 1 Cycling route ▾
Link between NCN 1 and Crossharbour DLR station
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C11 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Burgess Park, Christmas Day 2013
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26,382 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,382 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Mallard · Rock Dove · Coot · Greylag Goose +28
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 12 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Marmorated Stink Bug +7
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss +21
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,382 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Mallard · Rock Dove · Coot · Greylag Goose +28
Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 12 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Marmorated Stink Bug +7
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss +21
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nezara viridula2025
Nezara viridula2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Wall Feather-moss
Wall Feather-moss
Rhynchostegium murale
Rhynchostegium murale
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025 