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Roman Amphitheatre Site

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📷 Wikipedia · Roman amphitheatre · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Getting here

51.51559, -0.09208

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Visiting this summer

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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Bacari — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Bacari — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Black Spleenwort · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Black Spleenwort · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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)

Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Capital Ring link to Hackney Wick stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

548 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway 3Cycling route

Named routeRef C3Regional cycle route

LCN 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22Local cycle route

Lee Valley VeloPark Road CircuitCycling route

Named routeRound tripPrivate

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route QCycling route

Named routeRef QRegional cycle route

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

31,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

winterspring

2026

Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +20

PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Eupeodes · Ant Damsel Bug · Welsh Chafer +1

Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
EupeodesEupeodes
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

White-tipped Bristle-moss

White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

winterspring

2026

Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +20

PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Eupeodes · Ant Damsel Bug · Welsh Chafer +1

Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
EupeodesEupeodes
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

White-tipped Bristle-moss

White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Wikipedia · Roman amphitheatre · CC BY-SA 3.0

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