Paddington Green - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.53265, -0.18520
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Chai Chee — 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
- ☕Chai Chee — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻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 km23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
SALSA route (Acton Swimming Baths)Walking route▾
Sustainable Access to Leisure Sites and Amenities (SALSA) Project route.
Named route
Jubilee Walkway (Jubilee Loop)Walking route▾
The 'Jubilee Loop' of the Jubilee Walkway. Recommended start point: Charing Cross station
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Jubilee Greenway (section 8)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JGRegional walking route
242 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Quietway 15 (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Q15
Route QCycling route▾
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
Route QCycling route▾
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 6 (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Cycleway 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C55Regional cycle route
Cycleway 38Cycling route▾
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
22,444 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
22,444 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Coot · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Crested Grebe · Canada Goose +35
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springwinter
2026▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
🐝Insects15 species
winterspring
2026▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +10
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,444 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Coot · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Crested Grebe · Canada Goose +35
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springwinter
2026▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
🐝Insects15 species
winterspring
2026▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +10
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025