Finsbury Leisure Centre 2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.52580, -0.09384
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 ☕ Café on site — 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 ☕ 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
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Great Tit +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Great Tit +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Carder Bee, Eupeodes +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Carder Bee, Eupeodes +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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 ▾
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Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring link to Clapton Station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 520 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
25,885 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,885 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Great Tit · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Rock Dove +19
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare · Scathophaga stercoraria · Bibio johannis +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Bibio johannis Bibio johannis Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Welsh Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,885 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Great Tit · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Rock Dove +19
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare · Scathophaga stercoraria · Bibio johannis +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Bibio johannis Bibio johannis Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Welsh Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hoplia philanthus
Hoplia philanthus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 