Billingsgate Roman House & Baths
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › City of London Getting here
51.50926, -0.08309
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ City Brunch — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ City Brunch — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Epistrophe eligans, Southern Green Shieldbug +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Epistrophe eligans, Southern Green Shieldbug +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Annual Buttonweed, Rue-leaved Saxifrage +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Annual Buttonweed, Rue-leaved Saxifrage +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Link Walk (Section 2) Walking route ▾
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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 Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map 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
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Wildlife to spot
34,279 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,279 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +20
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes · Ant Damsel Bug +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eupeodes Eupeodes Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Trioza centranthi 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · White-tipped Bristle-moss
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,279 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +20
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes · Ant Damsel Bug +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eupeodes Eupeodes Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Trioza centranthi 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · White-tipped Bristle-moss
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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