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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Croydon Getting here
51.37453, -0.11152
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Carrion Crow ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Carrion Crow ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Trioza centranthi +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Trioza centranthi +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wandle-Oaks Link 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 (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 Vanguard Way Walking route 111 km ▾
Named route Ref VGW Length 111 km Regional walking route
Show on map 185 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 213 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 213 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 212 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 212 Local cycle route
Show on map Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route - short linking loop around the Sports Ground / Oasis Academy Arena
Named route Ref (21) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 link Cycling route ▾
Signed as "Town Centre West Bypass"
Named route Ref (75) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
40,923 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,923 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin +38
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Feral Cat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · 2-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,923 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin +38
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Feral Cat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · 2-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025 