London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion (4a) at Crutched Friars 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🌳 Ancient🦉 Wildlife
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
51.51225, -0.07640
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Magpie ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ SENZO — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Magpie ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ SENZO — a good base for a longer summer day out
Best for 8 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +37 more · last seen 2026
🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +37 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Syrphus, Southern Green Shieldbug +15 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾ Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Link Walk (Section 2) Walking route ▾ Named route Regional 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 Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map 593 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Q Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 1 Cycling route ▾ Link between NCN 1 and Crossharbour DLR station
Named route Ref 1 Local 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
15 photos from nearby open sources
▾ Junction of Northumberland Alley and Crutched Friars
‹ › Photos Junction of Northumberland Alley and Crutched Friars
‹ › Facilities 🅿️ Parking
Crescent · Paid · 131m
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.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Wildlife to spot
26,538 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 26,538 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Great Tit · Woodpigeon
+35 more species Hide species list All 40 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring winter
2026 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Domestic Dog
+2 more species Hide species list All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · Southern Green Shieldbug · Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird
+13 more species Hide species list All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus Syrphus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring autumn
2026 Maidenhair Spleenwort · Annual Buttonweed · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Black Spleenwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,538 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Great Tit · Woodpigeon
+35 more species Hide species list All 40 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring winter
2026 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Domestic Dog
+2 more species Hide species list All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · Southern Green Shieldbug · Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird
+13 more species Hide species list All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus Syrphus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring autumn
2026 Maidenhair Spleenwort · Annual Buttonweed · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Black Spleenwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2025
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2025 Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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