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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › London › Greenwich Getting here
51.44318, 0.02537
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 112m 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 112m 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 — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 48 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 271 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C33 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 17 (obsolete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17
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Wildlife to spot
32,562 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,562 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Embidopsocus enderleini · Green Shieldbug · Viridicerus ustulatus +5
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Embidopsocus enderleini Embidopsocus enderleini Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,562 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Embidopsocus enderleini · Green Shieldbug · Viridicerus ustulatus +5
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Embidopsocus enderleini Embidopsocus enderleini Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Dorypteryx domestica Dorypteryx domestica
Dorypteryx domestica Dorypteryx domestica
Ptinella aptera Ptinella aptera
Ptinella aptera Ptinella aptera
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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