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Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.43479, -0.02229
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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 ☕ Pausa — 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 ☕ Pausa — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Dock Bug +105 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Dock Bug +105 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Silver-moss +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Silver-moss +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 37 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 216 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 Route (19) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (19) 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 Photos The River Ravensbourne by Franthorne Way, SE6 (5)
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Wildlife to spot
27,965 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,965 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Feral Cat
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +9
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga Scathophaga Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,965 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Feral Cat
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +9
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga Scathophaga Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2025
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2025
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus2025
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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