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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.56493, -0.13795
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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 ☕ Cafe Metro — 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 ☕ Cafe Metro — 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +120 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +120 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 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 Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 136 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 LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Regent's Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Grand Union Canal towpath Cycling route ▾
'Recommended cycle route'
Named route Local cycle route
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40,670 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,670 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin +34
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes luniger · Abax parallelepipedus +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,670 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin +34
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes luniger · Abax parallelepipedus +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
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
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 