Paddington Recreation Ground 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Westminster Getting here
51.53152, -0.19104
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 ☕ Café on site — 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 ☕ 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🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Canada Goose, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Canada Goose, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map SALSA route (Acton Swimming Baths) Walking route ▾
Sustainable Access to Leisure Sites and Amenities (SALSA) Project route.
Named route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Jubilee Loop) Walking route ▾
The 'Jubilee Loop' of the Jubilee Walkway. Recommended start point: Charing Cross station
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Greenway (section 8) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JG Regional walking route
Show on map Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk Walking route ▾
Walking route through London Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park and St. James Park, dedicated to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Named route Ref Diana Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 221 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Quietway 15 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q15
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 6 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycleway 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C55 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,446 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,446 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Canada Goose · Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon +34
Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Owl Athene noctua Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus2025 Aesculapian Snake
Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Green Shieldbug +18
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Orange Ladybird Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,446 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Canada Goose · Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon +34
Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Owl Athene noctua Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus2025 Aesculapian Snake
Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Green Shieldbug +18
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Orange Ladybird Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris2025
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii2025
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 