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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.53604, -0.11770
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 ☕ Kibco coffee — 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 ☕ Kibco coffee — 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Coot +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Coot +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Willow Aphid, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Willow Aphid, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Chickweed, Mexican Fleabane, Creeping Thistle +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Chickweed, Mexican Fleabane, Creeping Thistle +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Middlesex Street Estate Pedways 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 Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 365 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
C6 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C6) Regional cycle route
Show on map Quietway 15 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q15
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
26,630 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,630 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Coot · Robin · Canada Goose +17
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Alpine Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Large Willow Aphid · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Small Black Ant · Eupeodes +4
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Small Black Ant Lasius niger Eupeodes Eupeodes Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,630 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Coot · Robin · Canada Goose +17
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Alpine Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Large Willow Aphid · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Small Black Ant · Eupeodes +4
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Small Black Ant Lasius niger Eupeodes Eupeodes Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 