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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 on site — 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 on site — 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +102 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +102 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 41 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 179 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route to NCN 21 route from western side of LCN 65 route
Named route Ref (21) Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route (20) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (20) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 Local cycle route
Show on map Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named route Ref (21) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
25,796 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,796 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +28
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +29
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Embidopsocus enderleini Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,796 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +28
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +29
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Embidopsocus enderleini Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Embidopsocus enderleini
Embidopsocus enderleini
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Notiophilus rufipes Notiophilus rufipes2025
Notiophilus rufipes Notiophilus rufipes2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus
Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Dorypteryx domestica Dorypteryx domestica
Dorypteryx domestica Dorypteryx domestica
Ptinella aptera Ptinella aptera
Ptinella aptera Ptinella aptera
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus2025
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Raglius alboacuminatus Raglius alboacuminatus2025
Raglius alboacuminatus Raglius alboacuminatus2025
Parabathyscia wollastoni Parabathyscia wollastoni2025
Parabathyscia wollastoni Parabathyscia wollastoni2025
Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus2025
Trechus quadristriatus Trechus quadristriatus2025
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2025
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2025
Red Ant Myrmica rubra2025
Red Ant Myrmica rubra2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2025
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni2025
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 