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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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ 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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Moorhen, Coot +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Moorhen, Coot +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Lesser Stag Beetle +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Lesser Stag Beetle +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 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 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 (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 206 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route to NCN 21 route from western side of LCN 65 route
Named route Ref (21) Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map Route (20) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (20) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 Local cycle route
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42,124 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,124 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Squirrel Sciurus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,124 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Squirrel Sciurus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2025
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2025 