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Open directionsv Finsbury Park is a public park in Harringay, north London, England. The park lies on the southern-most edge of the London Borough of Haringey. It is in the area formerly covered by the historic parish of Hornsey, succeeded by the Municipal Borough of Hornsey.
Read more on Wikipedia → Urban park Grade II listed park and garden
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Finsbury Park Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Finsbury Park Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 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 — Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Meliscaeva auricollis, 7-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Meliscaeva auricollis, 7-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 32 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 Greenway (section 10) Walking route ▾
Alternative section of the Jubilee Greenway walking route created in 2012 to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Named route Ref JG Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 196 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
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Wildlife to spot
133,684 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 133,684 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Mallard +44
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Gadwall Mareca strepera Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes luniger · Dark-edged Bee-fly +8
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 133,684 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Mallard +44
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Gadwall Mareca strepera Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes luniger · Dark-edged Bee-fly +8
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
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