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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.45410, 0.01489
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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 🛝 Playground on site — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps in Walking route ▾
alternative avoiding steps in Beckenham Place Park
Named route 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 Silk Mill Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
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 Cycleway 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C33 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
23,505 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,505 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +35
Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Embidopsocus enderleini · Rose Chafer · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird +13
Embidopsocus enderleini Embidopsocus enderleini Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Viridicerus ustulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,505 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +35
Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Embidopsocus enderleini · Rose Chafer · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird +13
Embidopsocus enderleini Embidopsocus enderleini Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Viridicerus ustulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Viridicerus ustulatus
Viridicerus ustulatus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile
Ptinella aptera Ptinella aptera
Ptinella aptera Ptinella aptera
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus2025
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Raglius alboacuminatus Raglius alboacuminatus2025
Raglius alboacuminatus Raglius alboacuminatus2025
Notiophilus rufipes Notiophilus rufipes2025
Notiophilus rufipes Notiophilus rufipes2025
Parabathyscia wollastoni Parabathyscia wollastoni2025
Parabathyscia wollastoni Parabathyscia wollastoni2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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