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Smiths' Wharf

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📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.51068, -0.09530

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Black-headed Gull
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Etsu Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Black-headed Gull, Shoveler +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Black-headed Gull, Shoveler +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Trioza centranthi +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Trioza centranthi +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

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
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Walking

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route
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Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route
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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
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Cycling

535 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3Cycling route
Named routeRef C3Regional cycle route
LCN 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
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Route (C27)Cycling route
Named routeRef (C27)Regional cycle route
Route QCycling route
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Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sir John Lyon House, High Timber Street, London

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sir John Lyon House, High Timber Street, London

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🌱London FieldsUrban park4.1 km→🌱London FieldsUrban park4.1 km→🌱Mile End ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Geraldine Mary Harmsworth ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Archbishop's ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Archbishop's ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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