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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
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51.54980, -0.10163
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Oasis in the Park — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Oasis in the Park — 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🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwark Cathedral to Otford Walking route ▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pudding Lane pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jack The Ripper Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Stoke Newington station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 13) Walking route ▾
Alternative step-free route in Springfield Park
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 328 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 37 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C37 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Leyton to Blackhorse Road cycle route
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Part of a cycling link between Cycleway 2 and Cycleway 3
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Autumn colour on Highbury Fields
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Wildlife to spot
19,629 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,629 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin +29
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Gadwall Mareca strepera Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +15
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,629 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin +29
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Gadwall Mareca strepera Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +15
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata2025
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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