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Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
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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 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🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Magpie, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Magpie, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Brown +161 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Brown +161 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 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 188 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
Show on map LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) 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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20,088 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,088 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Coot · Woodpigeon +32
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Pipistrelle · Squirrel · Feral Cat · Daubenton's Bat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Squirrel Sciurus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 67 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +62
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,088 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Coot · Woodpigeon +32
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Pipistrelle · Squirrel · Feral Cat · Daubenton's Bat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Squirrel Sciurus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 67 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +62
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly Melanophora roralis2025
Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly Melanophora roralis2025
Drosophila hydei Drosophila hydei2025
Drosophila hydei Drosophila hydei2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2025
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Dorcatoma Dorcatoma2025
Dorcatoma Dorcatoma2025
Drosophila Drosophila2025
Drosophila Drosophila2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2025
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2025
Aphrodes Aphrodes2025
Aphrodes Aphrodes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Agrilus viridis Agrilus viridis2025
Agrilus viridis Agrilus viridis2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Agrilus cuprescens Agrilus cuprescens2025
Agrilus cuprescens Agrilus cuprescens2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Platypalpus Platypalpus2025
Platypalpus Platypalpus2025
Tachina magnicornis Tachina magnicornis2025
Tachina magnicornis Tachina magnicornis2025
Leucopomyia silesiaca Leucopomyia silesiaca2025
Leucopomyia silesiaca Leucopomyia silesiaca2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Anobium Anobium2025
Anobium Anobium2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens2025
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Poecilobothrus nobilitatus2025
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Poecilobothrus nobilitatus2025
Cinara (Cinara) piceae Cinara (Cinara) piceae2025
Cinara (Cinara) piceae Cinara (Cinara) piceae2025
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis2025
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis2025
Lonchaea Lonchaea2025
Lonchaea Lonchaea2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Tomoxia bucephala Tomoxia bucephala2025
Tomoxia bucephala Tomoxia bucephala2025