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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Forked Veilwort, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Bank Haircap +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Bank Haircap +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital Ring link to Mottingham stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route

part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral

Named routeRegional walking route

Green Chain Walk section 7Walking route

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

Green Chain Walk section 9BWalking route

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67Local cycle route

LCN 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

LCN 65Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Bromley to Orpington cycle routeCycling route

Potential future Bromley to Orpington cycle route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

49,797 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

49,797 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit +45

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025

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Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Mole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

MoleTalpa europaea2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

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Plants4 species

winterspring

2026

Forked Veilwort · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Bank Haircap · Grey-cushioned Grimmia

Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

49,797 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit +45

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Mole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

MoleTalpa europaea2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspring

2026

Forked Veilwort · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Bank Haircap · Grey-cushioned Grimmia

Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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