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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 411 ha
Places › England › London › Camden Getting here
51.56400, -0.16487
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Tufted Duck +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 125 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C20 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Regent's Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Grand Union Canal towpath Cycling route ▾
'Recommended cycle route'
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 5 link Cycling route ▾
Marylebone Station link
Named route Ref (5) Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Contemplation, Hampstead Heath
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Wildlife to spot
51,582 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,582 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Common Frog Rana temporaria Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae +4
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,582 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Common Frog Rana temporaria Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae +4
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Clock
Black Clock
Pterostichus madidus
Pterostichus madidus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
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