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Cavendish Square

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifePicnic

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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51.51651, -0.14503

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Black-headed Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Dani's Juice Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Black-headed Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Dani's Juice Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

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9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull, Coot +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull, Coot +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Large Willow Aphid, Small Black Ant, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Willow Aphid, Small Black Ant, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Green Link Walk (Section 2)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

391 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

95,969 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

95,969 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

spring

2026

Greylag Goose · Grey Heron · Coot · Mute Swan · Magpie +24

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

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

95,969 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

spring

2026

Greylag Goose · Grey Heron · Coot · Mute Swan · Magpie +24

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

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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