Oakley Square Gardens 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Camden Getting here
51.53413, -0.13617
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 ☕ Café on site — 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 ☕ Café on site — 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· Paid 🛝 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 — Coot, Woodpigeon, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Woodpigeon, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Willow Aphid, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Willow Aphid, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 45 signed routes nearby
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Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
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43,739 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,739 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Robin +21
Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Small Black Ant · Large Willow Aphid · Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Black Ant Lasius niger Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,739 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Robin +21
Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Small Black Ant · Large Willow Aphid · Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Black Ant Lasius niger Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 