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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › City of London Getting here
51.51731, -0.09251
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ OBA Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ OBA Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove, Starling +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove, Starling +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Carder Bee +67 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Carder Bee +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Waterlink Way Walking route 12 km ▾
Walking & cycling route in Lewisham borough, following the rivers Pool and Ravensbourne (Deptford Creek). Forms the northernmost section of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Route 21 (Eastbourne to the Thames)
Named route Ref WW Length 12 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Clapton Station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 546 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
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos View of an army truck assembled for the Lord Mayor's Parade on London Wall #3
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28,889 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,889 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Starling · Great Tit · Magpie · Mallard +20
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare · Scathophaga stercoraria · Bibio johannis +4
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 28,889 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Starling · Great Tit · Magpie · Mallard +20
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare · Scathophaga stercoraria · Bibio johannis +4
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
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi