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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.45305, -0.01332
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Kem's Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Kem's Café — 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· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Carrion Crow +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Carrion Crow +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 49 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 443 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 Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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 Photos View across the sunken garden, Lewisham Park
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Wildlife to spot
39,834 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,834 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +33
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Cabbage Bug +6
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Cord-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Silver-moss
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,834 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +33
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Cabbage Bug +6
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Cord-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Silver-moss
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rose Chafer
Rose Chafer
Cetonia aurata
Cetonia aurata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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