Getting here
51.43253, -0.09762
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ☕Volcano Coffee Works Café — 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
- ☕Volcano Coffee Works Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Clover, Water Chickweed, Pineappleweed +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Clover, Water Chickweed, Pineappleweed +41 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Orange Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Orange Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026
Family friendly
Good match
café
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Wandle TrailWalking route
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.
Tooting Common parkrunWalking route
Waterlink WayWalking route12 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)
Capital Ring (section 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood GroveWalking route
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
🚴Cycling
175 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
LCN 22 linkCycling route
LCNCycling route
Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park
LCN 77Cycling route
Route (21)Cycling route
National Cycle Network link route
LCN 23Cycling route
LCN 23Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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