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🛝 Family🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 22 ha
Getting here
51.48045, 0.04359
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Olli's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Olli's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Field Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 56 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 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
The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
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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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Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
10,236 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,236 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +44
Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 34 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Southern Green Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Closterotomus trivialis +29
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Common Cord-moss
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,236 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +44
Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 34 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Southern Green Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Closterotomus trivialis +29
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Common Cord-moss
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Oxythyrea funesta Oxythyrea funesta
Oxythyrea funesta Oxythyrea funesta
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 