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51.48626, -0.10091
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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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Black Horehound, Common Reed, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +99 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Black Horehound, Common Reed, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Middlesex Street Estate Pedways 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 ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Greenway (section 10) Walking route ▾
Alternative section of the Jubilee Greenway walking route created in 2012 to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Named route Ref JG Regional walking route
Show on map 494 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route (C27) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C27) Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
27,463 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,463 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Magpie · Mallard · Great Tit +26
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eupeodes · Trioza centranthi · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +5
Eupeodes Eupeodes Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +21
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,463 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Magpie · Mallard · Great Tit +26
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eupeodes · Trioza centranthi · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +5
Eupeodes Eupeodes Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +21
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Anthophora plumipes
Anthophora plumipes
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
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