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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Woolwich Works Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Woolwich Works Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Silver-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Silver-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map 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 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 333 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 Redeveloped Woolwich Arsenal buildings
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8,287 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,287 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Rock Dove · Mallard · Coot · Carrion Crow +35
Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Closterotomus trivialis · Broad Centurion · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,287 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Rock Dove · Mallard · Coot · Carrion Crow +35
Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Closterotomus trivialis · Broad Centurion · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Pemphigus (Pemphiginus) populi Pemphigus (Pemphiginus) populi2025
Pemphigus (Pemphiginus) populi Pemphigus (Pemphiginus) populi2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus2025
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2025
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2025 