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Gallions Park

46 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 186m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 186m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Black-tailed Godwit +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Black-tailed Godwit +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Green Chain Walk section 1 linkWalking route

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

Explore Charlton TrailWalking 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 routeRound tripLocal walking route

link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Woolwich Dockyard stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

226 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 64 (detour)Cycling route

Named routeRef (64)Local cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cycleway 33Cycling route

Named routeRef C33Regional cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,542 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,542 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pintail · Pochard · Black-tailed Godwit +19

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Epistrophe eligans

Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,542 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pintail · Pochard · Black-tailed Godwit +19

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Epistrophe eligans

Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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