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Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Black-headed Gull ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Etsu Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Black-headed Gull ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Etsu Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Black-headed Gull, Shoveler +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Black-headed Gull, Shoveler +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Trioza centranthi, Epistrophe eligans +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Trioza centranthi, Epistrophe eligans +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Black Spleenwort · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Black Spleenwort · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 link to Hackney Wick station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
33,850 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,850 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Black-headed Gull · Shoveler · Starling · Blackbird +17
Pochard Aythya ferina Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Epistrophe eligans · Trioza centranthi · Melanostoma scalare · Eupeodes · Ant Damsel Bug +2
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eupeodes Eupeodes Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Sylvicola fenestralis White-tipped Bristle-moss
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,850 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Black-headed Gull · Shoveler · Starling · Blackbird +17
Pochard Aythya ferina Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Epistrophe eligans · Trioza centranthi · Melanostoma scalare · Eupeodes · Ant Damsel Bug +2
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eupeodes Eupeodes Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Sylvicola fenestralis White-tipped Bristle-moss
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sylvicola fenestralis2025
Sylvicola fenestralis2025
