Hither Green Cemetery 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.43505, 0.01466
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 115m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 115m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 Lewisham Promenade Walking route ▾
signed walking route along Lewisham High Street
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Silk Mill Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 187 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route to NCN 21 route from western side of LCN 65 route
Named route Ref (21) Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Named route Ref (19) Local cycle route
Show on map Route (20) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (20) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
24,150 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,150 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon +26
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Embidopsocus enderleini +26
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Embidopsocus enderleini Embidopsocus enderleini Notiophilus rufipes Notiophilus rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,150 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon +26
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Embidopsocus enderleini +26
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Embidopsocus enderleini Embidopsocus enderleini Notiophilus rufipes Notiophilus rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Dorypteryx domestica Dorypteryx domestica
Dorypteryx domestica Dorypteryx domestica
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile
Ptinella aptera Ptinella aptera
Ptinella aptera Ptinella aptera
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus2025
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Raglius alboacuminatus Raglius alboacuminatus2025
Raglius alboacuminatus Raglius alboacuminatus2025
Dyroderes umbraculatus Dyroderes umbraculatus2025
Dyroderes umbraculatus Dyroderes umbraculatus2025
Parabathyscia wollastoni Parabathyscia wollastoni2025
Parabathyscia wollastoni Parabathyscia wollastoni2025
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2025
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2025
Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus2025
Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus2025
Red Ant Myrmica rubra2025
Red Ant Myrmica rubra2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2025
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni2025
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni2025 