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Caledonian Park

📷 Paul Gillett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.54506, -0.12438

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Villa Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Coot, Starling +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Coot, Starling +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Willow Aphid, Southern Green Shieldbug +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Willow Aphid, Southern Green Shieldbug +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Chickweed, Mexican Fleabane, Creeping Thistle +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Chickweed, Mexican Fleabane, Creeping Thistle +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Three-cornered Garlic, Red Dead-nettle +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

57 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
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
Capital Ring (Section 13)Walking route

Alternative step-free route in Springfield Park

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

325 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

Part of a cycling link between Cycleway 2 and Cycleway 3

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Route CCycling route

Part of a cycling link between Cycleway 2 and Cycleway 3

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Caledonian Park

📷 Paul Gillett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱London FieldsUrban park4.5 km→🌱London FieldsUrban park4.5 km→🌱Highgate WoodUrban park4.5 km→🌱Clissold ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Clissold ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Finsbury ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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