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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 15 ha
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Open directionsv Brompton Cemetery is, since 1852, the first London cemetery to be Crown property, managed by The Royal Parks, in West Brompton in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries. Established by Act of Parliament and laid out in 1839, it opened in 1840.
Read more on Wikipedia → Cemetery Grade I listed park and garden c. 1839
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 112m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 112m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, 2-spot Ladybird +217 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, 2-spot Ladybird +217 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Common Mouse-ear, Greater Knapweed +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Common Mouse-ear, Greater Knapweed +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham 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 Barnes Trail Extension Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Beverley Brook Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 350 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route (C27) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C27) Regional cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
38,780 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,780 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Rock Dove +30
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Water Scorpion · 2-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Harlequin Ladybird +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Back-Swimmer Notonecta Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,780 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Rock Dove +30
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Water Scorpion · 2-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Harlequin Ladybird +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Back-Swimmer Notonecta Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Water Measurer
Water Measurer
Hydrometra stagnorum
Hydrometra stagnorum
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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