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Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.43868, 0.02593
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 45 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 Silk Mill Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 229 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C33 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 17 (obsolete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17
Show on map LCN 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
30,852 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,852 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Embidopsocus enderleini · Green Shieldbug · Viridicerus ustulatus +5
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Embidopsocus enderleini Embidopsocus enderleini Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,852 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Embidopsocus enderleini · Green Shieldbug · Viridicerus ustulatus +5
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Embidopsocus enderleini Embidopsocus enderleini Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Dorypteryx domestica Dorypteryx domestica
Dorypteryx domestica Dorypteryx domestica
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile
Ptinella aptera Ptinella aptera
Ptinella aptera Ptinella aptera 