St Michael and All Angels' Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
51.42919, -0.04201
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Holly Blue +106 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Holly Blue +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 31 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 04) - alternative for dogs in Norwood Grove Walking route ▾
This alternative route is for those with dogs, which are not permitted on any path to the west
Named route 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 199 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 LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) 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 Photos St Michael & All Angels, Lower Sydenham: west/north end
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Wildlife to spot
28,927 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,927 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Wren +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Feral Cat · Squirrel · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Squirrel Sciurus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria +32
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,927 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Wren +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Feral Cat · Squirrel · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Squirrel Sciurus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria +32
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly Melanophora roralis2025
Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly Melanophora roralis2025
Drosophila hydei Drosophila hydei2025
Drosophila hydei Drosophila hydei2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2025
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Dorcatoma Dorcatoma2025
Dorcatoma Dorcatoma2025
Drosophila Drosophila2025
Drosophila Drosophila2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2025
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Aphrodes Aphrodes2025
Aphrodes Aphrodes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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