London Wall: the west gate of Cripplegate fort and a section of Roman wall in London Wall underground car park, adjacent to Noble Street 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌳 Ancient
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
51.51748, -0.09539
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Giddy Up Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Giddy Up Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out
Best for 7 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +42 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +42 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eupeodes, Marmalade Hoverfly +48 more · last seen 2026
Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ST ANNE AND ST AGNES
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Free Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Black Spleenwort · last seen 2026
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 48 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 Clapton Station Walking route ▾ Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 531 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 LCN Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route (C27) Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref (C27) Regional 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
Show on map ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
▾ London Wall the west gate of Cripplegate section of Roman wall 01
‹ › Photos London Wall the west gate of Cripplegate section of Roman wall 01
‹ › Facilities ☕ Café
Giddy Up Coffee · 140m
🅿️ Parking
CitiPark London Barbican · Paid · 1m
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
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Wildlife to spot
27,157 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 27,157 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Starling
+40 more species Hide species list All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Domestic Dog
7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Epistrophe eligans · Harlequin Ladybird
+46 more species Hide species list All 51 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Hornet Hoverfly Maidenhair Spleenwort · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Black Spleenwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,157 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Starling
+40 more species Hide species list All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Domestic Dog
7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Epistrophe eligans · Harlequin Ladybird
+46 more species Hide species list All 51 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Hornet Hoverfly Maidenhair Spleenwort · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Black Spleenwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella zonaria2025
Volucella zonaria2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus2025
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Eumerus Eumerus2025
Eumerus Eumerus2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2025
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana2025
Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis2025
Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris rybyensis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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