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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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood +119 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 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 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 (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood Grove Walking route ▾
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 375 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 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 Photos Evelyn Grace Academy, Loughborough Park (1)
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Wildlife to spot
19,573 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,573 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Robin · Black-headed Gull +27
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Southern Green Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Batman Hoverfly · Isodontia mexicana +46
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana2025 Meadow Grasshopper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,573 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Robin · Black-headed Gull +27
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Southern Green Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Batman Hoverfly · Isodontia mexicana +46
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana2025 Meadow Grasshopper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Typhamyza bifasciata Typhamyza bifasciata2025
Typhamyza bifasciata Typhamyza bifasciata2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Yellow Loosestrife Bee Macropis europaea2025
Yellow Loosestrife Bee Macropis europaea2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Tree Snipefly Chrysopilus laetus2025
Tree Snipefly Chrysopilus laetus2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster2025
Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster2025
Drosophila repleta Drosophila repleta2025
Drosophila repleta Drosophila repleta2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Egyptian Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium2025
Egyptian Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2025
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Neoascia Neoascia2025
Neoascia Neoascia2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Anasimyia contracta Anasimyia contracta2025
Anasimyia contracta Anasimyia contracta2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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