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Lucas Gardens

3 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicWildlifeFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.47249, -0.08222

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Visiting this summer

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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Cafe Mondo — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Family friendly

playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +137 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +137 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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 routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tooting Common parkrunWalking route
Named routeParkrun
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Cycling

549 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3Cycling route
Named routeRef C3Regional cycle route
LCN 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22Local cycle route
Route QCycling route
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
LCN 1Cycling route

Link between NCN 1 and Crossharbour DLR station

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
LCN 22 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (22)Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling 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 routeRef 23Point-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Long shadows, Lucas Gardens

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Long shadows, Lucas Gardens

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Clapham CommonUrban park4.9 km→🌱Burgess ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Kennington ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Brockwell ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Southwark ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Geraldine Mary Harmsworth ParkUrban park3.2 km→

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