John Evelyn Community Garden
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Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.49037, -0.03583
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☕ Wolfy's — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☕ Wolfy's — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Trioza centranthi +9 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Trioza centranthi +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Silver-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Silver-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Link Walk (Section 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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
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LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
39,518 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,518 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Canada Goose · Coot +24
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dorytomus ictor · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes +5
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis 7-spot Ladybird Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,518 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Canada Goose · Coot +24
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dorytomus ictor · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes +5
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis 7-spot Ladybird Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
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