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About HYDE PARK
Hyde Park is a 350-acre (140-hectare), historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London. A Royal Park, it is the largest of the parks and green spaces that form a chain from Kensington Palace through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and Green Park, past Buckingham Palace to St James's Park. Hyde Park is divided by the Serpentine and the Long Water lakes.
Read more on Wikipedia →Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Boat House — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Boat House — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Greylag Goose, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Greylag Goose, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Water Scorpion, Back-Swimmer +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Water Scorpion, Back-Swimmer +3 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Easy access
Good match
parking, toilets
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Wandle TrailWalking route
Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route
Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop)Walking route
Green Link Walk (Section 2)Walking route
Barnes Trail ExtensionWalking route
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
🚴Cycling
372 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Cycleway 3Cycling route
LCNCycling route
Route ■Cycling route
Route (C27)Cycling route
Route ■Cycling route
Route QCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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