Knights Hill Recreation Ground
Plan your visit
Getting here
51.42488, -0.10328
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- ☕Crown Cafe — 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
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- ☕Crown Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2026
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Insect spotting
Strong match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +16 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Silver-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Silver-moss · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Wandle TrailWalking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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.
Tooting Common parkrunWalking route
Waterlink WayWalking route12 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)
Capital Ring (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood GroveWalking route
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
🚴Cycling
178 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
LCNCycling route
Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park
LCN 77Cycling route
Route (21)Cycling route
National Cycle Network link route
LCN 23Cycling route
LCN 23Cycling route
LCN 26Cycling route
Section of LCN26 in Lambeth. Signage does not use the route number. Signed as westbound to Tooting, eastbound to Streatham Common & Norwood (doesn't reach the latter, though)
Wildlife to spot
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