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Dickens Square Park

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifePicnicFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.49736, -0.09330

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Black-headed Gull, Shoveler +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Black-headed Gull, Shoveler +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Crescent-cup Liverwort, White-tipped Bristle-moss +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Crescent-cup Liverwort, White-tipped Bristle-moss +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route
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Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route
Named routeLocal 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 link to Hackney Wick stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

542 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3Cycling route
Named routeRef C3Regional cycle route
LCN 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
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Route QCycling route
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Route QCycling route
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dickens Square Park, Southwark

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dickens Square Park, Southwark

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Battersea ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Mile End ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Geraldine Mary Harmsworth ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Archbishop's ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Archbishop's ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Burgess ParkUrban park1.7 km→

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