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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Camden Getting here
51.54112, -0.15523
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ L' Absinthe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ L' Absinthe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Lesser Stag Beetle +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Lesser Stag Beetle +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwark Cathedral to Otford Walking route ▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pudding Lane pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 273 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Regent's Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
48,261 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,261 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Starling · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Canada Goose +23
Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Alpine Newt
Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird +11
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,261 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Starling · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Canada Goose +23
Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Alpine Newt
Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird +11
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Phaonia Phaonia
Phaonia Phaonia
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata 