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Harvington Sports Ground

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Robin, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Robin, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Closterotomus trivialis, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Closterotomus trivialis, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Waterlink WayWalking route12 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 routeRef WWLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps inWalking route

alternative avoiding steps in Beckenham Place Park

Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Literary Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LHTLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Beckenham Junction stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

152 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 75 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222Local cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Route 213Cycling route
Named routeRef 213Local cycle route
LCN 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Former lodge, the Harvington Estate, South Eden Park Road, BR3

Former lodge, the Harvington Estate, South Eden Park Road, BR3

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