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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 22 ha
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.44743, -0.00925
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Closterotomus trivialis +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Closterotomus trivialis +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 49 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 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 Silk Mill Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 349 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 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 LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C33 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Autumnal trees, Mountsfield Park
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44,282 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,282 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker +33
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Juniper Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans +3
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Cord-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,282 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker +33
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Juniper Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans +3
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Cord-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Viridicerus ustulatus
Viridicerus ustulatus
Viridicerus ustulatus
Viridicerus ustulatus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus 