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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.44932, -0.02611
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 252m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 252m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 48 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 393 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 1 Cycling route ▾
Link between NCN 1 and Crossharbour DLR station
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The River Ravensbourne in Ladywell Fields (15)
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Wildlife to spot
36,711 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,711 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin +31
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Feral Cat
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Cord-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,711 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin +31
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Feral Cat
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Cord-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Green Shieldbug
Southern Green Shieldbug
Nezara viridula2025
Nezara viridula2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 