Broadleaved woodland near Canonbury
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.54831, -0.09525
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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
- ☕Bubble Bee Bubble Tea — 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
- ☕Bubble Bee Bubble Tea — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
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 km62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named routeRegional walking route
The GreenwayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GW
Pudding Lane pedwayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jack The Ripper WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Stoke Newington stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
355 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 16 (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route
LCN 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22Local cycle route
Cycleway 37Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C37Regional cycle route
Route CCycling route▾
Leyton to Blackhorse Road cycle route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Route CCycling route▾
Part of a cycling link between Cycleway 2 and Cycleway 3
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Wildlife to spot
18,599 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
18,599 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Magpie · Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon +29
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects24 species
springautumn
2026▾
Epistrophe eligans · Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis +19
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- EupeodesEupeodes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,599 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Magpie · Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon +29
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects24 species
springautumn
2026▾
Epistrophe eligans · Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis +19
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- EupeodesEupeodes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesSyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaBibio johannisBibio johannisBibio johannisBibio johannisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSaprosites natalensisSaprosites natalensisSaprosites natalensisSaprosites natalensisSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata2025Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Events & activities nearby
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