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51.44499, -0.10931
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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 197m away — 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 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Southern Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +168 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Southern Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +168 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Clover, Water Chickweed, Pineappleweed +45 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Clover, Water Chickweed, Pineappleweed +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tooting Common parkrun Walking route ▾
Named route Parkrun
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 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood Grove Walking route ▾
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 224 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
One of the London Cycle Network's "Radial routes in South East London", from Central London via Camberwell, Crystal Palace and Croydon to Purley. The section from Southwark Bridge to Elephant & Castle is now Cycle Superhighway 7.
Named route Ref 23 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
London Cycle Network route 25, through Southwark Borough; signage still in place (2022).
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos South side of Holy Trinity church
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Wildlife to spot
27,098 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,098 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +31
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Platycheirus albimanus +10
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus White Clover · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Water Chickweed · Pineappleweed · Silver-moss +8
White Clover Trifolium repens2025 Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica2025 Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025 Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,098 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +31
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Platycheirus albimanus +10
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus White Clover · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Water Chickweed · Pineappleweed · Silver-moss +8
White Clover Trifolium repens2025 Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica2025 Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025 Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2025
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus2025
Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Bittersweet
Bittersweet
Solanum dulcamara2025
Solanum dulcamara2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris2025
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris2025
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii2025
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii2025
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2025
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2025
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2025
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2025
Cork Oak Quercus suber2025
Cork Oak Quercus suber2025 