Pool River Linear Park 84 ha
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🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 84 ha
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.43578, -0.02835
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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 🛝 Playground 241m away — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 241m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 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 — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +99 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
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 Silk Mill Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Literary Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LHT Local walking route
Show on map 223 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Norwood Country Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Waterlink Way Cycling route 12 km ▾
Named route Ref WW Length 12 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Literary Heritage Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref LHT Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 Local cycle route
Show on map Lower Sydenham to Bromley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Gauging Station, Pool River near Catford
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33,710 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,710 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Feral Cat
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly +9
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,710 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Feral Cat
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly +9
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2025
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2025
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus2025
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2025
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2025 