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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.45249, -0.03957
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Café Crofton Park — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Café Crofton Park — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Green Chain Walk section 11
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 37 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 443 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 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 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos South London, Brockley Road: St. Hilda's Church
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Wildlife to spot
54,424 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,424 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Canada Goose · Magpie · Moorhen +14
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Helina evecta · 7-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Orange Ladybird +13
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Helina evecta Helina evecta 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Common Cord-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,424 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Canada Goose · Magpie · Moorhen +14
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Helina evecta · 7-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Orange Ladybird +13
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Helina evecta Helina evecta 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Common Cord-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Ctenolepisma Ctenolepisma
Ctenolepisma Ctenolepisma
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