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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Camden Getting here
51.56139, -0.17200
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lesser Stag Beetle, Epistrophe eligans +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Skullcap, Water Mint · last seen 2025; Plants — Skullcap, Water Mint · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 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
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Wildlife to spot
47,146 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,146 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Common Frog Rana temporaria Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +16
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bishop's Mitre Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,146 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Common Frog Rana temporaria Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +16
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bishop's Mitre Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aelia acuminata
Aelia acuminata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Phaonia Phaonia
Phaonia Phaonia
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus 