Getting here
51.47280, -0.00070
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2026
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2026
Easy access
Good match
parking, toilets
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Silver-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Silver-moss · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Lea Valley WalkWalking route
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
The LineWalking route
The LineWalking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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.
Waterlink WayWalking route12 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)
🚴Cycling
560 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
LCN 22Cycling route
The Leaway (detour)Cycling route
NCN 1Cycling route
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Route (1)Cycling route
Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Route 1Cycling route
LCN 64 (detour)Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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