Local Wildlife Site

Wildlife

The park has more than 20 veteran pedunculate oaks, which represent the finest collection of such trees in the borough of Lewisham outside Beckenham Place Park. Very old trees, especially oaks, are particularly valuable for wildlife as they provide a tremendous variety of different niches, including sap runs, dead wood, holes, rot and fissures in the bark. A high diversity of insects is usually associated with such trees, including many beetles whose larvae feed on dead wood. Among these is Britain's largest - the stag beetle. This impressive beetle is often seen in the park on summer evenings. A number of other scarce insects have been recorded here, including two rare sycamore fungus beetles and the brown ant.A good range of birds is attracted to the site. A number of these nest here, including nuthatch, great spotted woodpecker and coal tit.

Facilities

Playground.