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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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51.51091, -0.09214
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Nero Express — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Nero Express — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Trioza centranthi +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Trioza centranthi +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 46 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
Show on map 550 signed routes nearby
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 Lee Valley VeloPark Road Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Private
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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32,317 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,317 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +18
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 🦌 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 32,317 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +18
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 🦌 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
