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Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.56186, -0.13941
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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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +127 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +127 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Skullcap, Water Mint +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Skullcap, Water Mint +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 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 Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 147 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
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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
Show on map Grand Union Canal towpath Cycling route ▾
'Recommended cycle route'
Named route Local cycle route
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Marylebone Station link
Named route Ref (5) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
38,061 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,061 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Tufted Duck · Robin · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +33
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat · Mole +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes luniger +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Acericerus heydenii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,061 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Tufted Duck · Robin · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +33
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat · Mole +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes luniger +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Acericerus heydenii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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