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Places › England › London › Bromley Getting here
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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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 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.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional 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 160 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route to NCN 21 route from western side of LCN 65 route
Named route Ref (21) Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route (20) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (20) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 Local cycle route
Show on map Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named route Ref (21) Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The River Ravensbourne - Downham Branch, Shaftesbury Park (11)
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Wildlife to spot
31,927 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,927 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +35
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Andrion regensteinense · Harlequin Ladybird +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eupeodes Eupeodes Platycheirus albimanus Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,927 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +35
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Andrion regensteinense · Harlequin Ladybird +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eupeodes Eupeodes Platycheirus albimanus Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Dorypteryx domestica Dorypteryx domestica
Dorypteryx domestica Dorypteryx domestica
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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