WEST NORWOOD CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM 16 ha
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About WEST NORWOOD CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM West Norwood Cemetery is a 40-acre (16 ha) rural cemetery in West Norwood in London, England. It was also known as the South Metropolitan Cemetery.
One of the first private landscaped cemeteries in London, it is one of the "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries of London, and is a site of major historical, architectural and ecological interest.
Read more on Wikipedia → Cemetery Grade II* listed park and garden c. 1836
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Volcano Coffee Works Café — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Volcano Coffee Works Café — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 Wildlife
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Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
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Birds — Magpie, Robin, Great Tit +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Great Tit +46 more · last seen 2026
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🦋 Insect spotting
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Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +138 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +138 more · last seen 2026
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Plants — White Clover, Water Chickweed, Pineappleweed +43 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Clover, Water Chickweed, Pineappleweed +43 more · last seen 2026
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Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Water Chickweed, Autumn Hawkbit, Pedunculate Oak +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 174 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Alternative route via Telegraph Hill Park
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 Local cycle route
Show on map Route (21) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named route Ref (21) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Development, West Norwood Cemetery
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Wildlife to spot
28,267 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,267 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +32
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus scutatus +3
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Marmalade Hoverfly Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,267 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +32
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus scutatus +3
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Marmalade Hoverfly Crescent-cup Liverwort · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2025
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus2025 