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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map Explore Charlton Trail Walking route ▾
fully waymarked and info-boarded, although actually all the paths used are already part of the 'Green Chain Walk', and the boards state it is a 'Green Chain Circular Trail'
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map link to Falconwood station Walking route ▾
Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Falconwood station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Mottingham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 183 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Industrial archaeology on Plumstead Common
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17,656 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,656 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Whitethroat Curruca communis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Bat Chiroptera2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Hornet Hoverfly · Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp · Eupeodes corollae · Corizus hyoscyami · Lesser Stag Beetle +19
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis2025 Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Epistrophe eligans Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,656 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Whitethroat Curruca communis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Bat Chiroptera2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Hornet Hoverfly · Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp · Eupeodes corollae · Corizus hyoscyami · Lesser Stag Beetle +19
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis2025 Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Epistrophe eligans Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi2025
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2025
Bridgman’s Bean-galler Euura bridgmanii2025
Bridgman’s Bean-galler Euura bridgmanii2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Heringia heringi Heringia heringi2025
Heringia heringi Heringia heringi2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025 