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51.56073, -0.08734
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 visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. ☕ Fink's — 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 visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. ☕ Fink's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🐄 Farm visits
Very strong match
Farm attraction
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
playground, toilets, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +18 more · last seen 2026
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
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Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
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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
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Lee Valley VeloPark Road Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Private
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Show on map Cycleway 11 Cycling route ▾
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Show on map LCN 7 Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Cycleway 38 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C38 Regional cycle route
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133,392 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 133,392 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit +42
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
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 Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +11
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 Syrphus Syrphus Hawthorn Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 133,392 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit +42
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
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 Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +11
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 Syrphus Syrphus Hawthorn Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cis villosulus Cis villosulus
Cis villosulus Cis villosulus
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 