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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ The Dockside — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ The Dockside — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 49 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
Show on map 461 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Connaught Roundabout - geograph.org.uk - 1861206
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5,996 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,996 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Mallard · Magpie · Coot +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Rosemary Beetle +13
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,996 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Mallard · Magpie · Coot +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Rosemary Beetle +13
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Clover-root Weevil
Clover-root Weevil
Sitona hispidulus
Sitona hispidulus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci 