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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Camden Getting here
51.56446, -0.17542
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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, Magpie, Mallard +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly +18 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 23 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
Show on map 119 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 85 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (85) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 38 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C38 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Runner on Hampstead Heath
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Wildlife to spot
46,783 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,783 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Owl Athene noctua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Fallow Deer · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Fallow Deer Dama dama Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 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 +3
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 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,783 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Owl Athene noctua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Fallow Deer · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Fallow Deer Dama dama Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 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 +3
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 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Abax parallelepipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis 