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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › City of London Getting here
51.51630, -0.08163
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Joe & The Juice — 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 ☕ Joe & The Juice — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Black Spleenwort · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Black Spleenwort · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 49 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 ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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
Show on map 594 signed routes nearby
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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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,201 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,201 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Great Tit · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Starling +16
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare · Scathophaga stercoraria · Bibio johannis +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Bibio johannis Bibio johannis Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Welsh Chafer White-tipped Bristle-moss
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,201 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Great Tit · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Starling +16
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare · Scathophaga stercoraria · Bibio johannis +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Bibio johannis Bibio johannis Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Welsh Chafer White-tipped Bristle-moss
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hoplia philanthus
Hoplia philanthus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 