Dulwich Common Allotments
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Getting here
51.44247, -0.07035
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 255m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 255m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Clover, Water Chickweed, Pineappleweed +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Clover, Water Chickweed, Pineappleweed +39 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +43 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Water Chickweed, Autumn Hawkbit, Pedunculate Oak +2 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
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.
Tooting Common parkrunWalking 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)
Capital Ring (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood GroveWalking route
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps inWalking route
alternative avoiding steps in Beckenham Place Park
🚴Cycling
330 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
LCN 22Cycling route
NCN 1Cycling route
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
LCN 22 linkCycling route
LCN 23Cycling route
One of the London Cycle Network's "Radial routes in South East London", from Central London via Camberwell, Crystal Palace and Croydon to Purley. The section from Southwark Bridge to Elephant & Castle is now Cycle Superhighway 7.
LCN 23Cycling route
LCN 25Cycling route
London Cycle Network route 25, through Southwark Borough; signage still in place (2022).
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