Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Southwark Getting here
51.49200, -0.05295
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 119m away — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 119m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Mallard, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Link Walk (Section 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 670 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Southwark Park: cycle rack
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
id: 2f74956d-b8a7-4dde-af63-4cde02eb56dd
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
Wildlife to spot
45,652 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 45,652 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull +28
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes +5
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,652 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull +28
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes +5
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus 