St Thomas More's Roman Catholic Church
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51.44836, -0.07454
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▾ 🌞 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 🚻 Toilets 51m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children 🌤️ 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 🚻 Toilets 51m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children £ 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
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +80 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Clover, Water Chickweed, Pineappleweed +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Clover, Water Chickweed, Pineappleweed +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 36 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 Tooting Common parkrun Walking route ▾
Named route Parkrun
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 367 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 1 Cycling route ▾
Link between NCN 1 and Crossharbour DLR station
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
One of the London Cycle Network's "Radial routes in South East London", from Central London via Camberwell, Crystal Palace and Croydon to Purley. The section from Southwark Bridge to Elephant & Castle is now Cycle Superhighway 7.
Named route Ref 23 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
London Cycle Network route 25, through Southwark Borough; signage still in place (2022).
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
55,246 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 55,246 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Black-headed Gull +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Buzzard Buteo buteo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Feral Cat Felis catus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐟 Fish 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Common Carp
Common Carp Cyprinus carpio 🐝 Insects 83 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly +78
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Green Shieldbug White Clover · Water Chickweed · Pineappleweed · Pedunculate Oak · Autumn Hawkbit +37
White Clover Trifolium repens Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Bramble Rubus fruticosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 55,246 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Black-headed Gull +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Buzzard Buteo buteo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Feral Cat Felis catus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐟 Fish 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Common Carp
Common Carp Cyprinus carpio 🐝 Insects 83 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly +78
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Green Shieldbug White Clover · Water Chickweed · Pineappleweed · Pedunculate Oak · Autumn Hawkbit +37
White Clover Trifolium repens Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Bramble Rubus fruticosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina2025
Palomena prasina2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster2025
Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Orientus ishidae Orientus ishidae2025
Orientus ishidae Orientus ishidae2025
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2025
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Drosophila repleta Drosophila repleta2025
Drosophila repleta Drosophila repleta2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Drosophila hydei Drosophila hydei2025
Drosophila hydei Drosophila hydei2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ctenolepisma Ctenolepisma
Ctenolepisma Ctenolepisma
Brown Carpet Beetle Attagenus smirnovi2025
Brown Carpet Beetle Attagenus smirnovi2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons2025
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2025
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Tremulicerus vitreus Tremulicerus vitreus2025
Tremulicerus vitreus Tremulicerus vitreus2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Allygus modestus Allygus modestus2025
Allygus modestus Allygus modestus2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Tricholauxania praeusta Tricholauxania praeusta2025
Tricholauxania praeusta Tricholauxania praeusta2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Synophropsis lauri Synophropsis lauri2025
Synophropsis lauri Synophropsis lauri2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Aedes geniculatus Aedes geniculatus2025
Aedes geniculatus Aedes geniculatus2025
Bugle Tigress Athalia cordata2025
Bugle Tigress Athalia cordata2025
Bradycellus Bradycellus2025
Bradycellus Bradycellus2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lamprotettix nitidulus Lamprotettix nitidulus2025
Lamprotettix nitidulus Lamprotettix nitidulus2025
Guernsey Carpet Beetle Anthrenus sarnicus2025
Guernsey Carpet Beetle Anthrenus sarnicus2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris
Creeping Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Cork Oak Quercus suber
Cork Oak Quercus suber
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Hybrid Rest-Harrow Ononis repens x spinosa = O. x pseudohircina
Hybrid Rest-Harrow Ononis repens x spinosa = O. x pseudohircina
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wild Clary Salvia verbenaca
Wild Clary Salvia verbenaca
Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis
Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Black-poplar Populus nigra
Black-poplar Populus nigra
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Salix aurita x caprea = S. x capreola Salix aurita x caprea = S. x capreola
Salix aurita x caprea = S. x capreola Salix aurita x caprea = S. x capreola
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