Adelaide Road Nature Reserve
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.54341, -0.16091
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Starling
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Starling
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Starling, Grey Heron +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Coot, Starling, Grey Heron +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Epistrophe eligans, Meliscaeva auricollis +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named routeRegional walking route
Peter's Hill pedwayWalking 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
Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
258 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C6Regional cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Regent's CanalCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Grand Union Canal towpathCycling route▾
'Recommended cycle route'
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 5 linkCycling route▾
Marylebone Station link
Named routeRef (5)Local cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
34,262 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
34,262 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoot · Starling · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +28
- CootFulica atra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Alpine Newt
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +19
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
34,262 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoot · Starling · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +28
- CootFulica atra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Alpine Newt
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +19
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareBishop's MitreAelia acuminataBishop's MitreAelia acuminataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataPhaoniaPhaoniaPhaoniaPhaoniaBaccha elongataBaccha elongataBaccha elongataBaccha elongataRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeSuillia variegataSuillia variegataSuillia variegataSuillia variegataEvents & activities nearby
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