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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Vicarage Field Shoppers Car Park 282m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Vicarage Field Shoppers Car Park 282m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Mallard, Canada Goose +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Mallard, Canada Goose +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Firebug, Field Grasshopper +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Firebug, Field Grasshopper +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Cycleway 42
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 32 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 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 Explore Charlton Trail Walking route ▾
fully waymarked and info-boarded, although actually all the paths used are already part of the 'Green Chain Walk', and the boards state it is a 'Green Chain Circular Trail'
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Woolwich Dockyard station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Green Chain Walk section 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map 200 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C22 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C42 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
12,899 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,899 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Herring Gull +51
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Hobby Falco subbuteo Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whitethroat Curruca communis Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Little Egret Egretta garzetta Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Common Tern Sterna hirundo Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Firebug · Field Grasshopper · Dock Bug · 2-spot Ladybird +1
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 2-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,899 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Herring Gull +51
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Hobby Falco subbuteo Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whitethroat Curruca communis Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Little Egret Egretta garzetta Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Common Tern Sterna hirundo Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Firebug · Field Grasshopper · Dock Bug · 2-spot Ladybird +1
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 2-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata2025
Adalia bipunctata2025
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus2025
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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