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Hampstead Heath

31 ha
WildlifePicnicBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha

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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 293m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop)Walking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
Capital Ring (Section 11)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring (Section 12)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

103 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route ■Cycling route
Named routeRef Local cycle route
Route ■Cycling route
Named routeRef Local cycle route
LCN 85 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (85)Local cycle route
LCN 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
LCN 49Cycling route

Pinner - Harrow - Kingsbury - Brent Cross

Named routeRef 49Local cycle route

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