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Getting here
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About ABNEY PARK CEMETERY
Abney Park cemetery is one of the "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries in London, England.
Read more on Wikipedia →CemeteryGrade II listed park and gardenc. 1840
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Trattoria da Luigi — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Trattoria da Luigi — a good base for a longer summer day out
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Great Tit +50 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Great Tit +50 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans, 22-spot Ladybird +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley WalkWalking route▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The LineWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Clapton StationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
236 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lee Valley VeloPark Road CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripPrivate
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route QCycling route▾
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
LCN 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Cycleway 38Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C38Regional cycle route
Cycleway 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C24Regional cycle route
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Chapel in Abney Park Cemetery
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
136,139 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
136,139 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Long-tailed Tit · Grey Heron · Canada Goose +37
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Brown Rat · Red Fox
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects52 species
winterspring
2026▾
Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Common Water-Boatman · Syrphus +47
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Kateretes pusillusKateretes pusillus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
136,139 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Long-tailed Tit · Grey Heron · Canada Goose +37
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Brown Rat · Red Fox
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects52 species
winterspring
2026▾
Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Common Water-Boatman · Syrphus +47
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Kateretes pusillusKateretes pusillus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas