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Hampstead Heath

1 ha

📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.56922, -0.16623

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕The Steward's Room — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +58 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 +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Skullcap · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop)Walking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Pymmes Brook TrailWalking route

This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.

Named routeLocal walking route
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
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Cycling

104 signed routes nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wood Pond on Hampstead Heath

📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wood Pond on Hampstead Heath

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🌱Highgate WoodUrban park1.9 km→🌱Queens ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Golders Hill ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Golders Hill ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Hampstead CemeteryUrban park2.8 km→🌱Hampstead CemeteryUrban park2.8 km→

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