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51.55061, -0.15725
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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 259m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 259m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Moorhen, Grey Heron +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Moorhen, Grey Heron +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +126 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +126 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwark Cathedral to Otford Walking route ▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pudding Lane pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 229 signed routes nearby
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Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
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Show on map Regent's Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Grand Union Canal towpath Cycling route ▾
'Recommended cycle route'
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Wildlife to spot
34,560 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,560 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Starling · Robin · Woodpigeon · Coot · Magpie +32
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Epistrophe eligans · Lesser Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,560 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Starling · Robin · Woodpigeon · Coot · Magpie +32
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Epistrophe eligans · Lesser Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Phaonia Phaonia
Phaonia Phaonia
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata 