River Pool Walkway Open Space 6 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › London › Bromley Getting here
51.41888, -0.03932
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Moorhen, Coot, Black-headed Gull +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Coot, Black-headed Gull +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Closterotomus trivialis, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Closterotomus trivialis, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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 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 185 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C66 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (75) Local 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 Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos The Pool River east of Kent House Road, SE26 (10)
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Wildlife to spot
34,423 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,423 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Robin · Coot · Mallard · Magpie +45
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pica pica pica Pica pica pica2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae2025 Columba livia livia Columba livia livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Squirrel Sciurus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga · Himacerus (Anaptus) major · Southern Green Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga Scathophaga Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,423 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Robin · Coot · Mallard · Magpie +45
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pica pica pica Pica pica pica2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae2025 Columba livia livia Columba livia livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Squirrel Sciurus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga · Himacerus (Anaptus) major · Southern Green Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga Scathophaga Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus 