Harleyford Road Community Garden 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Lambeth Getting here
51.48466, -0.11896
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Kennington Lane Kebab — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Kennington Lane Kebab — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rose Chafer, Batman Hoverfly +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rose Chafer, Batman Hoverfly +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
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Show on map Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
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Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
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Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
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Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
9,856 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,856 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +25
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eupeodes · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Trioza centranthi +8
Eupeodes Eupeodes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,856 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +25
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eupeodes · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Trioza centranthi +8
Eupeodes Eupeodes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Birch Catkin Bug
Birch Catkin Bug
Kleidocerys resedae
Kleidocerys resedae
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 