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Places › England › London › Southwark Getting here
51.50072, -0.05416
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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 ☕ Leaf & Bean — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Leaf & Bean — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Link Walk (Section 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 682 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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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 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos St Mary's Churchyard Gardens, Rotherhithe
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Wildlife to spot
47,293 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,293 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Mute Swan · Magpie · Moorhen +27
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Vincenzellus ruficollis · Hayhurstia atriplicis +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,293 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Mute Swan · Magpie · Moorhen +27
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Vincenzellus ruficollis · Hayhurstia atriplicis +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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