Michael Faraday Memorial substation 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › London › Southwark Getting here
51.49511, -0.10064
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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 ☕ Black Cowboy Coffee — 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 ☕ Black Cowboy Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Southern Green Shieldbug +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Southern Green Shieldbug +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Pineappleweed +60 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Pineappleweed +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Pochard, Black-headed Gull, Shoveler +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Black-headed Gull, Shoveler +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee Greenway (section 10) Walking route ▾
Alternative section of the Jubilee Greenway walking route created in 2012 to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Named route Ref JG Regional walking route
Show on map link to Nunhead station Walking route ▾
signposted link from Nunhead station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,182 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,182 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +16
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Trioza centranthi · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Welsh Chafer +5
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Grey-cushioned Grimmia · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Crescent-cup Liverwort +21
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,182 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +16
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Trioza centranthi · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Welsh Chafer +5
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Grey-cushioned Grimmia · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Crescent-cup Liverwort +21
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Anthophora plumipes
Anthophora plumipes
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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