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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › London › Lambeth Getting here
51.46553, -0.09203
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Cafe Hope — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Cafe Hope — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +92 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 38 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 Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tooting Common parkrun Walking route ▾
Named route Parkrun
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 link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 457 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
One of the London Cycle Network's "Radial routes in South East London", from Central London via Camberwell, Crystal Palace and Croydon to Purley. The section from Southwark Bridge to Elephant & Castle is now Cycle Superhighway 7.
Named route Ref 23 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The flower garden, Ruskin Park, Denmark Hill
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Wildlife to spot
33,952 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,952 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Robin · Woodpigeon +29
Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eupeodes · Southern Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Syrphus ribesii · Marmalade Hoverfly +13
Eupeodes Eupeodes Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Redshank · Hornschuch's Beard-moss · Whitish Feather-moss +6
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,952 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Robin · Woodpigeon +29
Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eupeodes · Southern Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Syrphus ribesii · Marmalade Hoverfly +13
Eupeodes Eupeodes Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Redshank · Hornschuch's Beard-moss · Whitish Feather-moss +6
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Drosophila hydei Drosophila hydei2025
Drosophila hydei Drosophila hydei2025
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpos
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025 