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Open directionsv Southwark Park is located in Rotherhithe, in central South East London, England, and is managed by the London Borough of Southwark. It first opened in 1869 by the Metropolitan Board of Works as one of its first parks. It was designed by Alexander McKenzie and covers 63 acres (250,000 m2).
Read more on Wikipedia → Park Grade II listed park and garden
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ 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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🚲 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
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Marmalade Hoverfly +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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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
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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
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LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
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NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
46,695 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,695 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Magpie · Tufted Duck +27
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 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 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Vincenzellus ruficollis · Hayhurstia atriplicis +3
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 🌿 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 46,695 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Magpie · Tufted Duck +27
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 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 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Vincenzellus ruficollis · Hayhurstia atriplicis +3
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 🌿 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
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 