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Buckingham Palace

5 ha

WildlifeBirdsHeritage

Dogs welcome5 ha

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51.50078, -0.14253

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Le Signore — 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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Le Signore — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Birch Catkin Bug · last seen 2026; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Birch Catkin Bug · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wandle TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop)Walking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

451 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway 3Cycling route

Named routeRef C3Regional cycle route

LCN 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22Local cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route ■Cycling route

Named routeRef ■Local cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route (C27)Cycling route

Named routeRef (C27)Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

69,001 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

69,001 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

spring

2026

Greylag Goose · Mute Swan · Coot · Magpie · Moorhen +23

Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis

Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

69,001 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

spring

2026

Greylag Goose · Mute Swan · Coot · Magpie · Moorhen +23

Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis

Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Battersea ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Clapham CommonUrban park4.7 km→🌱Hyde ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Lambeth Palace GardenUrban park1.7 km→🌱Lambeth Palace GardenUrban park1.7 km→🌱Archbishop's ParkUrban park1.8 km→

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