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ST MICHAEL'S CONVENT (formerly PARK HILL)

3 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Dogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.42437, -0.11714

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +118 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +118 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Creeping Buttercup, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +6 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Creeping Buttercup, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tooting Common parkrunWalking route
Named routeParkrun
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

Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Balham stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
link to Nunhead stationWalking route

signposted link from Nunhead station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
Copgate Pathpublic footpath · 59 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 59 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Copgate Pathpublic footpath · 118 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 118 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Copgate Pathpublic footpath · 166 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 166 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

206 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route

Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park

Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 77Cycling route
Named routeRef 77Local cycle route
Route (21)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (21)Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
LCN 26Cycling route

Section of LCN26 in Lambeth. Signage does not use the route number. Signed as westbound to Tooting, eastbound to Streatham Common & Norwood (doesn't reach the latter, though)

Named routeRef 26Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hill Path

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Clapham CommonUrban park4.4 km→🦉STREATHAM COMMONNature reserve200 m→🌱Streatham CommonUrban park400 m→🌱Streatham CommonUrban park400 m→🌱Norwood ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Tooting Bec CommonUrban park2.1 km→

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