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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.54517, -0.09154
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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 ☕ Zeal — 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 ☕ Zeal — 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +49 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 — Epistrophe eligans, Southern Green Shieldbug, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +117 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Southern Green Shieldbug, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +117 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Silver-moss +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Silver-moss +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 62 signed routes nearby
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Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
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Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
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Cycleway 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
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Leyton to Blackhorse Road cycle route
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Part of a cycling link between Cycleway 2 and Cycleway 3
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Wildlife to spot
14,974 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,974 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Moorhen · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis +22
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes Creeping Thistle · Cat's-ear
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,974 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Moorhen · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis +22
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes Creeping Thistle · Cat's-ear
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata2025
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 