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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.54842, -0.11215
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 ☕ Freightliners City 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 ☕ Freightliners City 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly +99 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Coot, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwark Cathedral to Otford Walking route ▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pudding Lane pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jack The Ripper Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Stoke Newington station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 13) Walking route ▾
Alternative step-free route in Springfield Park
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 312 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 37 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C37 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Part of a cycling link between Cycleway 2 and Cycleway 3
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Part of a cycling link between Cycleway 2 and Cycleway 3
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
20,124 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,124 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Coot · Moorhen · Mallard · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +22
Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 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 18 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,124 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Coot · Moorhen · Mallard · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +22
Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 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 18 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird
10-spot Ladybird
Adalia decempunctata2025
Adalia decempunctata2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025