Lord of the Manor's Folly
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Places › England › London › Bromley Getting here
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Nicks 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Nicks Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bank Haircap, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Bank Haircap, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 LOOP link to Hayes station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Literary Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LHT Local walking route
Show on map 109 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C66 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
55,703 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 55,703 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Blackbird · Robin · Canada Goose · Wren +23
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Little Owl Athene noctua Tawny Owl Strix aluco Shoveler Spatula clypeata Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Andrion regensteinense · Syrphus torvus +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 55,703 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Blackbird · Robin · Canada Goose · Wren +23
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Little Owl Athene noctua Tawny Owl Strix aluco Shoveler Spatula clypeata Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Andrion regensteinense · Syrphus torvus +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Notiophilus rufipes Notiophilus rufipes
Notiophilus rufipes Notiophilus rufipes Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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