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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
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Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter, Batman Hoverfly +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter, Batman Hoverfly +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Clapton Station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Greenway (section 10) Walking route ▾
Alternative section of the Jubilee Greenway walking route created in 2012 to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Named route Ref JG Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 144 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Enfield Chase to Arnos Park Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C20 Regional cycle route
Show on map Regent's Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map River Lee Navigation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
35,854 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,854 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard +35
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Platycheirus scutatus · Eupeodes luniger · Dark-edged Bee-fly +11
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,854 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard +35
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Platycheirus scutatus · Eupeodes luniger · Dark-edged Bee-fly +11
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Epuraea aestiva Epuraea aestiva2025
Epuraea aestiva Epuraea aestiva2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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