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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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51.46078, -0.10082
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Carnegie Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ 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 ☕ Carnegie Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Small White, Large White +167 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Small White, Large White +167 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Cudweed, Pineappleweed, Common Fleabane +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh Cudweed, Pineappleweed, Common Fleabane +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 33 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
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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 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 LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
27,474 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,474 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Tufted Duck +26
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 36 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eupeodes · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +31
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Marsh Cudweed · Pineappleweed · Common Fleabane · Purple-loosestrife · Black Nightshade +16
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Stone Parsley Sison amomum Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,474 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Tufted Duck +26
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 36 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eupeodes · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +31
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Marsh Cudweed · Pineappleweed · Common Fleabane · Purple-loosestrife · Black Nightshade +16
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Stone Parsley Sison amomum Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet Hoverfly
Hornet Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria2025
Volucella zonaria2025
Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana2025
Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Drosophila hydei Drosophila hydei2025
Drosophila hydei Drosophila hydei2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
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
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Tremulicerus vitreus Tremulicerus vitreus2025
Tremulicerus vitreus Tremulicerus vitreus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Orientus ishidae Orientus ishidae2025
Orientus ishidae Orientus ishidae2025
Allygus modestus Allygus modestus2025
Allygus modestus Allygus modestus2025
Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster2025
Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster2025
Drosophila repleta Drosophila repleta2025
Drosophila repleta Drosophila repleta2025
Tricholauxania praeusta Tricholauxania praeusta2025
Tricholauxania praeusta Tricholauxania praeusta2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Synophropsis lauri Synophropsis lauri2025
Synophropsis lauri Synophropsis lauri2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Hybrid Rest-Harrow Ononis repens x spinosa = O. x pseudohircina
Hybrid Rest-Harrow Ononis repens x spinosa = O. x pseudohircina
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Wild Clary Salvia verbenaca
Wild Clary Salvia verbenaca
Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis
Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica
Salix aurita x caprea = S. x capreola Salix aurita x caprea = S. x capreola
Salix aurita x caprea = S. x capreola Salix aurita x caprea = S. x capreola Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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