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51.46334, -0.01403
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Ding Tea — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Ding Tea — 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 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +84 more · last seen 2026
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 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 Lewisham Promenade Walking route ▾
signed walking route along Lewisham High Street
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 522 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 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 The River Ravensbourne in Cornmill Gardens (8)
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Wildlife to spot
45,189 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,189 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +50
Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Buzzard Buteo buteo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Bat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 87 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +82
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Silver-moss · Common Cord-moss
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025 Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,189 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +50
Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Buzzard Buteo buteo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Bat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 87 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +82
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Silver-moss · Common Cord-moss
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025 Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2025
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2025
Tachina fera Tachina fera2025
Tachina fera Tachina fera2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus2025
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope2025
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2025
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2025
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis2025
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana2025
Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus2025
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Golden Hoverfly Callicera spinolae2025
Golden Hoverfly Callicera spinolae2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2025
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes2025
Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Common Sedge-sawfly Selandria serva2025
Common Sedge-sawfly Selandria serva2025
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025
Dark Birch Fusehorn Arge fuscipes2025
Dark Birch Fusehorn Arge fuscipes2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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