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Places › England › London › Lambeth Getting here
51.44880, -0.10708
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Southern Green Shieldbug, Xylota segnis +168 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Southern Green Shieldbug, Xylota segnis +168 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Clover, Water Chickweed, Pineappleweed +45 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Clover, Water Chickweed, Pineappleweed +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Water Chickweed, Pedunculate Oak, Bramble +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tooting Common parkrun Walking route ▾
Named route Parkrun
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 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood Grove Walking route ▾
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map link to Nunhead station Walking route ▾
signposted link from Nunhead station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map 238 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Waterlink Way Cycling route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref WW Length 12 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 48 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C48 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Link between CS7 and C5
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map Quietway 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q5 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Clock Tower, Brockwell Park.
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Wildlife to spot
30,687 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,687 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Great Tit +31
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Platycheirus scutatus +8
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,687 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Great Tit +31
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Platycheirus scutatus +8
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2025
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus2025
Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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