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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 43 ha
Places › England › London › Bromley Getting here
51.39511, -0.02429
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 ☀️ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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· Paid 🛝 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 — Shoveler, Robin, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Robin, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Closterotomus trivialis, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Closterotomus trivialis, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +73 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 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 LOOP link to Hayes station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Literary Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LHT Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Beckenham Junction station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 151 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C66 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 213 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 213 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Former lodge, the Harvington Estate, South Eden Park Road, BR3
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Wildlife to spot
64,272 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 64,272 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Shoveler · Magpie · Mallard · Moorhen +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Shoveler Spatula clypeata Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pica pica pica Pica pica pica2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae2025 Columba livia livia Columba livia livia2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Melanostoma scalare +5
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 64,272 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Shoveler · Magpie · Mallard · Moorhen +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Shoveler Spatula clypeata Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pica pica pica Pica pica pica2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae2025 Columba livia livia Columba livia livia2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Melanostoma scalare +5
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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