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51.46629, 0.09187
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 🅿️ Parking 283m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 283m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Peregrine, Firecrest, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Firecrest, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Green Chain Walk section 3
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map Explore Charlton Trail Walking route ▾
fully waymarked and info-boarded, although actually all the paths used are already part of the 'Green Chain Walk', and the boards state it is a 'Green Chain Circular Trail'
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map link to Falconwood station Walking route ▾
Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Falconwood station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Mottingham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 163 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Cycleway 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C33 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 19 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,914 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,914 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +30
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Eupeodes Eupeodes Syrphus Wall Screw-moss
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,914 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +30
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Eupeodes Eupeodes Syrphus Wall Screw-moss
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus 