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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.57043, -0.12547
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 ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Café on site — 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
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 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 Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Pymmes Brook Trail Walking route ▾
This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 145 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Philip Noel Baker Peace Garden, Elthorne Park
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Wildlife to spot
41,288 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,288 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Tufted Duck · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +38
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 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 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Eupeodes luniger · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,288 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Tufted Duck · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +38
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 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 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Eupeodes luniger · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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