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51.56837, -0.17105
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Southern Green Shieldbug, Epistrophe eligans +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Skullcap · last seen 2025; Plants — Skullcap · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 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 Pymmes Brook Trail Walking route ▾
This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.
Named route Local walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map 104 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 85 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (85) Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Kenwood Estate - Birches in West Meadow
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54,664 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,664 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Common Frog Rana temporaria Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae +3
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,664 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Common Frog Rana temporaria Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae +3
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus 