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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Lambeth Getting here
51.43206, -0.10596
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 ☕ Pintadera — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Pintadera — 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🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly +102 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly +102 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Clover, Water Chickweed, Pineappleweed +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Clover, Water Chickweed, Pineappleweed +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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
Show on map 163 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) 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
Show on map Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named route Ref (21) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,193 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,193 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +32
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus albimanus +3
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,193 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +32
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus albimanus +3
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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