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Open directionsv Lesnes Abbey is a former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, in the London Borough of Bexley, south-east London, England. It is a scheduled monument, and the abbey's ruins are listed at Grade II by Historic England.
Read more on Wikipedia → Abbey scheduled monument c. 1101
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss, Silver-moss +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss, Silver-moss +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 53 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Green Chain Walk section 1 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map link to Falconwood station Walking route ▾
Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Falconwood station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Slade Green station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Crayford station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Chapman's Lane public footpath · 435 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 435 m Surface dirt Path type: path
Show on map 234 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 136 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 58 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C33 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike Course Mountain bike route ▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
20,207 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,207 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Mole
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Heather Weevil · Pterostichus · Gorse Weevil +16
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Heather Weevil Micrelus ericae Pterostichus Pterostichus Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Trioza urticae Trioza urticae Silver-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Bank Haircap · Bud-headed Groove-moss +2
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum2025 Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,207 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Mole
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Heather Weevil · Pterostichus · Gorse Weevil +16
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Heather Weevil Micrelus ericae Pterostichus Pterostichus Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Trioza urticae Trioza urticae Silver-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Bank Haircap · Bud-headed Groove-moss +2
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum2025 Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nut Leaf Weevil
Nut Leaf Weevil
Strophosoma melanogrammum
Strophosoma melanogrammum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
White-faced Mason Bee Osmia (Osmia) cornuta
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Deltocephalus pulicaris Deltocephalus pulicaris2025
Deltocephalus pulicaris Deltocephalus pulicaris2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Zonocyba bifasciata Zonocyba bifasciata2025
Zonocyba bifasciata Zonocyba bifasciata2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 2025
2025
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2025
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2025 