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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.55262, -0.09869
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 ☕ Pia's — 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 ☕ Pia's — 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🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +82 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pudding Lane pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jack The Ripper Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Stoke Newington station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 13) Walking route ▾
Alternative step-free route in Springfield Park
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 300 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 37 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C37 Regional cycle route
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Leyton to Blackhorse Road cycle route
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Part of a cycling link between Cycleway 2 and Cycleway 3
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Part of a cycling link between Cycleway 2 and Cycleway 3
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,157 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,157 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Gadwall Mareca strepera Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +9
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,157 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Gadwall Mareca strepera Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +9
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025 