Hampstead Heath ✦ Ancient woodland 110 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 110 ha
Places › England › London › Camden Getting here
51.56516, -0.16831
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Skullcap, Water Mint · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 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 ▾
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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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Show on map LCN 85 link Cycling route ▾
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Show on map LCN 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
52,675 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 52,675 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Owl Athene noctua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 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 · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae +4
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 52,675 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Owl Athene noctua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 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 · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae +4
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
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