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Open directionsv Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in North London, England, designed by architect Stephen Geary. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East sides. Highgate Cemetery is notable both for some of the people buried there either in coffins or urns as well as for its de facto status as a nature reserve.
Read more on Wikipedia → Grade I listed park and garden c. 1839
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 177m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 177m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter, Batman Hoverfly +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Midland Hawthorn, Skullcap, Water Mint · last seen 2025; Plants — Midland Hawthorn, Skullcap, Water Mint · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 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 122 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C20 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
57,617 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 57,617 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Magpie · Woodpigeon +40
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Mole
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes luniger · Epistrophe eligans · Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae +4
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 57,617 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Magpie · Woodpigeon +40
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Mole
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Alpine Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes luniger · Epistrophe eligans · Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae +4
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus 