King's Stairs Gardens 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › London › Southwark Getting here
51.49997, -0.05713
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ NoNo — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ NoNo — 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
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Thames Path
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Link Walk (Section 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map 689 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
49,341 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,341 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Moorhen +27
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Vincenzellus ruficollis · 7-spot Ladybird +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,341 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Moorhen +27
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Vincenzellus ruficollis · 7-spot Ladybird +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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