Broadleaved woodland near City of London 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › City of London Getting here
51.51954, -0.09559
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Barbican Foodhall — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Barbican Foodhall — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 51 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 Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 532 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 LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route (C27) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C27) Regional 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 City of London : Frobisher Crescent West, Barbican
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Wildlife to spot
31,321 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,321 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Starling · Rock Dove · Mallard · Robin +20
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 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 31,321 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Starling · Rock Dove · Mallard · Robin +20
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 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
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025 