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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Camden Getting here
51.55284, -0.15463
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Gospel Oak Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Gospel Oak Cafe — 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Starling +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Starling +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pudding Lane pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
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Show on map 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 200 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional 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
Show on map Grand Union Canal towpath Cycling route ▾
'Recommended cycle route'
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Gospel Oak: Lismore Circus Outdoor Gym, NW5
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Wildlife to spot
55,564 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 55,564 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Starling · Coot · Woodpigeon · Robin · Moorhen +37
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 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 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Lesser Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird +16
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 55,564 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Starling · Coot · Woodpigeon · Robin · Moorhen +37
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 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 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Lesser Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird +16
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Phaonia Phaonia
Phaonia Phaonia
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata 