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Deptford Allotments

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.46075, -0.03916

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 100m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Syrphus +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Syrphus +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Common Cord-moss, Silver-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Common Cord-moss, Silver-moss · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The LineWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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 routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Waterlink WayWalking route12 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 routeRef WWLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps inWalking route

alternative avoiding steps in Beckenham Place Park

Named routeLocal walking route
Lewisham PromenadeWalking route

signed walking route along Lewisham High Street

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

505 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22Local cycle route
NCN 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route (1)Cycling route

Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
LCN 64 (detour)Cycling route
Named routeRef (64)Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brockley: houses on Kneller Road, from the railway

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brockley: houses on Kneller Road, from the railway

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Nearby places

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🌱Peckham Rye ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Ladywell FieldsUrban park1.5 km→🌱Peckham Rye CommonUrban park1.7 km→🌱Horniman Museum and GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱Dulwich ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱BlackheathUrban park3.2 km→

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