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Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.41559, -0.00463
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 ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 LOOP link to Hayes station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Literary Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LHT Local walking route
Show on map 149 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C66 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 65 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos The River Ravensbourne east of River Park Gardens, BR2 (3)
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Wildlife to spot
45,652 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,652 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Robin · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Mallard +24
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shoveler Spatula clypeata Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Andrion regensteinense · Eupeodes +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Eupeodes Eupeodes Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,652 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Robin · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Mallard +24
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shoveler Spatula clypeata Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Andrion regensteinense · Eupeodes +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Eupeodes Eupeodes Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus 