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Riverside West

4 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Monty's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Monty's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Omonadus floralis, Suillia · last seen 2025; Insects — Omonadus floralis, Suillia · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Mottingham stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

82 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway 33Cycling route

Named routeRef C33Regional cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route (1)Cycling route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route

Woolwich to Lee Green CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Link between LCN 19 and LCN 23

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

113,087 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

113,087 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Common Gull · Robin · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon +42

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major2025
CootFulica atra2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

113,087 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Common Gull · Robin · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon +42

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major2025
CootFulica atra2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Shuttle near Crofton Avenue

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