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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Pitfield London — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Pitfield London — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlayground

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9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, Epistrophe eligans +91 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, Epistrophe eligans +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Magpie, Great Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Great Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The LineWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

531 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway 3Cycling route

Named routeRef C3Regional cycle route

LCN 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22Local cycle route

Lee Valley VeloPark Road CircuitCycling route

Named routeRound tripPrivate

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route QCycling route

Named routeRef QRegional cycle route

Route QCycling route

Named routeRef QRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

22,762 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,762 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Magpie · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +43

MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises

Turtles, Terrapins and TortoisesTestudines

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Alpine Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo
Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris2025

🐟

Fish1 species

summer

2025

European Eel

European EelAnguilla anguilla

🐝

Insects94 species

springsummer

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Epistrophe eligans · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +89

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
EupeodesEupeodes
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Saprosites natalensisSaprosites natalensis
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Tree SnipeflyChrysopilus laetus2025
Isodontia mexicanaIsodontia mexicana2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Temnothorax nylanderiTemnothorax nylanderi2025
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2025
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Bibio johannisBibio johannis
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
EumerusEumerus2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Ridge-saddled Carpenter BeeHeriades truncorum2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Mystacides nigraMystacides nigra2025
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Lasius emarginatusLasius emarginatus2025
Takecallis arundicolensTakecallis arundicolens2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2025
PipizellaPipizella2025
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025
Phaonia fuscataPhaonia fuscata2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Blue Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens2025
Meligramma euchromumMeligramma euchromum2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Epistrophe melanostomaEpistrophe melanostoma2025
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2025

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2025

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Jersey Cudweed · Four-leaved Allseed · Glabrous Whitlowgrass · Black Spleenwort +18

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum
Four-leaved AllseedPolycarpon tetraphyllum
Glabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescens
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Foxglove-treePaulownia tomentosa
Malling ToadflaxChaenorhinum origanifolium
Cape-jewelsNemesia strumosa
Narrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus tenuis
Kangaroo-appleSolanum laciniatum
Annual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensis
Polypogon maritimusPolypogon maritimus
Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorum
Glory-of-the-snowScilla forbesii
White CampionSilene latifolia
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Boreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraei

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,762 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Magpie · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +43

MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises

Turtles, Terrapins and TortoisesTestudines

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Alpine Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo
Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris2025

🐟

Fish1 species

summer

2025

European Eel

European EelAnguilla anguilla

🐝

Insects94 species

springsummer

2026

Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Epistrophe eligans · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +89

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
EupeodesEupeodes
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Saprosites natalensisSaprosites natalensis
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Tree SnipeflyChrysopilus laetus2025
Isodontia mexicanaIsodontia mexicana2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Temnothorax nylanderiTemnothorax nylanderi2025
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2025
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Bibio johannisBibio johannis
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
EumerusEumerus2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Ridge-saddled Carpenter BeeHeriades truncorum2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Mystacides nigraMystacides nigra2025
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Lasius emarginatusLasius emarginatus2025
Takecallis arundicolensTakecallis arundicolens2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2025
PipizellaPipizella2025
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025
Phaonia fuscataPhaonia fuscata2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Blue Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens2025
Meligramma euchromumMeligramma euchromum2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Epistrophe melanostomaEpistrophe melanostoma2025
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2025

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2025

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Jersey Cudweed · Four-leaved Allseed · Glabrous Whitlowgrass · Black Spleenwort +18

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum
Four-leaved AllseedPolycarpon tetraphyllum
Glabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescens
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Foxglove-treePaulownia tomentosa
Malling ToadflaxChaenorhinum origanifolium
Cape-jewelsNemesia strumosa
Narrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus tenuis
Kangaroo-appleSolanum laciniatum
Annual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensis
Polypogon maritimusPolypogon maritimus
Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorum
Glory-of-the-snowScilla forbesii
White CampionSilene latifolia
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Boreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraei

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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