The Earthworks
Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 218m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 218m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Batman Hoverfly +29 more · last seen 2026
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Liverwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Liverwort · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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.
Waterlink WayWalking route12 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)
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
Capital Ring link to Beckenham Junction stationWalking route
Cudham Circular WalkWalking route
A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham
🚴Cycling
115 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
LCNCycling route
LCNCycling route
Route 212Cycling route
Route (21)Cycling route
National Cycle Network link route - short linking loop around the Sports Ground / Oasis Academy Arena
LCN 76 linkCycling route
LCN 75Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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