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I ride past The Tarn whilst on a couple of my regular routes to and from favourite trails and woods - there’s a no cycling sign so I never went in until today - it’s amazing. Typically there was a couple of e bikes buzzing around but if you’re passing it’s well worth looking in. The Tarn is one of Royal Greenwich's Green Flag award winning sites. The Tarn is a beautiful wildfowl and bird sanctuary set within a charming landscaped garden, a well kept secret hidden away just off Court Road in Eltham. Many of it's original features have been retained from the 1930s, as it was originally on the grounds of Eltham Palace. There's a picnic area to sit and watch the wildlife. This unique site was purchased in 1934 when it was turned into a public park, it features a distictive green coloured lake, caused by the algae that grows on it, which makes it so popular with the many species of birds it hosts. The site was purchased in 1934 and turned into a public park and features a picnic area

On the Kidbrooke edge of Blackheath’s private and very posh Cater Estate is a scenic pond with interesting features. See it whilst cutting through from Sutcliffe Park to Blackheath and Greenwich Pk.

Very scenic little park in Thamesmead with a canal cutting through (Crossway Canal). Some tracks and trails around the edges - it even features a small BMX ‘hump’ area next to a playground. Turn off via the ‘stripey’ bridge on the Ridgeway. Cuts through to the Thames Path near the old Golf Course and Crossness.

Small picturesque lake in Sutcliffe Park surrounded with reed beds; home to ducks, swans and geese plus the occasional crane.

At the bottom of a large wooded ravine in the middle of Plumstead Common is a dark shaded green pond. Narrow paths and steps leading up and down.

Nice quite park the other side of Shooters Hill to Oxleas Wood. Features a pond, play area and a meadow below and across another road. On route to Shrewsbury Park.

At the south eastern side of Blackheath, between Prince of Wales Road and South Row, this is Prince of Wales Pond -- once famous for its toy boats -- and the view looking north east towards the grand houses on Shooters Hill Road. Lots of water birds all year round.

I grew up in Eltham, we regularly played in North Park; there was a water fountain by the duck pond - which has since been removed, as has the adjacent hut that we’d sit in when it rained. Other wildlife frequent the pond, not just ducks, terrapins, frogs, toads and all manner of water birds. I’m not sure when this North Park duck pond has been re-christened ‘Long Pond’ .. but there’s now a pub named after it in Westmount Road… which used to be a video rental place.