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Places › England › London › Camden Getting here
51.57052, -0.15772
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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 437m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 437m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 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 Pymmes Brook Trail Walking route ▾
This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.
Named route Local walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map 103 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
Show on map Photos "Denzil's Copse", Hampstead Heath
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53,776 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,776 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Mole
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae · Abax parallelepipedus +2
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,776 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Mole
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae · Abax parallelepipedus +2
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis 