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Bunhill Fields Historic Burial Ground

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.52327, -0.08899

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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
  • ☕Early Bees Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Starling +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Starling +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Black Spleenwort, Great Willowherb +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Black Spleenwort, Great Willowherb +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Link Walk (Section 2)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional 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
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Cycling

550 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3Cycling route
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LCN 22Cycling route
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Lee Valley VeloPark Road CircuitCycling route
Named routeRound tripPrivate
LCNCycling route
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Route QCycling route
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Route CCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Finsbury: Bunhill Fields Burial Ground

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Finsbury: Bunhill Fields Burial Ground

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🌱London FieldsUrban park2.8 km→🌱London FieldsUrban park2.8 km→🌱Mile End ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Haggerston ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Geraldine Mary Harmsworth ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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