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St Luke's Cemetery

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🅿️Parking 85m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Meadow Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Meadow Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

25 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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 routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps inWalking route

alternative avoiding steps in Beckenham Place Park

Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Literary Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LHTLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Ravensbourne stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route

signed as an LCN route

Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route

signed as a London Cycle Network route; destinations Beckenham Place Park, Downham Leisure Centre & Hither Green, Mottingham, Lee

Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Local cycle route
Lower Sydenham to Bromley CyclewayCycling route

Quietway route from Lower Sydenham to Bromley - estimated completion date of May 2019 (as of 2017)

Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. Luke's Cemetery, Magpie Hall Lane, BR2 (2)

St. Luke's Cemetery, Magpie Hall Lane, BR2 (2)

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