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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › London › Camden Getting here
51.55833, -0.17071
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 177m away — 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 177m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ 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, Moorhen, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Lesser Stag Beetle +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Lesser Stag Beetle +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 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 160 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 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 Grand Union Canal towpath Cycling route ▾
'Recommended cycle route'
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 5 link Cycling route ▾
Marylebone Station link
Named route Ref (5) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Willow Road from Hampstead Heath
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Wildlife to spot
44,299 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,299 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 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 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 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 · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +21
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,299 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 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 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 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 · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +21
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthophora plumipes
Anthophora plumipes
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
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
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
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