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Open directionsv Hampstead Cemetery is a historic cemetery in West Hampstead, London. It is managed by Islington and Camden Cemetery Services and opens seven days a week, with closing times varying throughout the year.
Read more on Wikipedia → Cemetery 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 ☕ Have an Avo — 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 ☕ Have an Avo — 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +126 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +126 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Smoothcap, Heath Star Moss, Lateral Cryphaea +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Heath Star Moss, Lateral Cryphaea +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground 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 Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 12) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hendon Central underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 140 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 Local 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 Grand Union Canal towpath Cycling route ▾
'Recommended cycle route'
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 5 link Cycling route ▾
Marylebone Station link
Named route Ref (5) Local cycle route
Show on map Photos From the entrance of Hampstead Cemetery Chapel
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Wildlife to spot
18,635 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,635 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Jay +29
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus +44
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,635 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Jay +29
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus +44
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana2025
Isodontia mexicana Isodontia mexicana2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2025
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii2025
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2025
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Japanese Maple Leafhopper Japananus hyalinus2025
Japanese Maple Leafhopper Japananus hyalinus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2025
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2025
Sand Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris arenaria2025
Sand Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris arenaria2025
Astata boops Astata boops2025
Astata boops Astata boops2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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