Branch Hill Allotments 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › London › Camden Getting here
51.55874, -0.18473
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 111m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 111m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 12) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 137 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Regent's Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Grand Union Canal towpath Cycling route ▾
'Recommended cycle route'
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 5 link Cycling route ▾
Marylebone Station link
Named route Ref (5) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
50,325 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,325 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Owl Athene noctua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +13
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,325 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Owl Athene noctua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +13
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus 