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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Southwark Getting here
51.50446, -0.04361
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 223m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 223m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 4
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Link Walk (Section 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 646 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route 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
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Wildlife to spot
51,295 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,295 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Coot · Canada Goose +27
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Vincenzellus ruficollis · Hayhurstia atriplicis +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,295 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Coot · Canada Goose +27
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Vincenzellus ruficollis · Hayhurstia atriplicis +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 