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Kenwood

1 ha

📷 Jim Osley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.57160, -0.16736

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕The Steward's Room — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Southern Green Shieldbug, Epistrophe eligans +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Skullcap · last seen 2025; Plants — Skullcap · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop)Walking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Pymmes Brook TrailWalking route

This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.

Named routeLocal walking route
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
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Cycling

97 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6Cycling route
Named routeRef C6Regional cycle route
Cycleway 20Cycling route
Named routeRef C20Regional cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Regent's CanalCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Grand Union Canal towpathCycling route

'Recommended cycle route'

Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 27Cycling route
Named routeRef C27Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kenwood House, Hampstead Heath : service wing

📷 Jim Osley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kenwood House, Hampstead Heath : service wing

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🌱Highgate WoodUrban park1.7 km→🌱Queens ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Golders Hill ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Golders Hill ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Hampstead CemeteryUrban park2.9 km→🌱Hampstead CemeteryUrban park2.9 km→

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