Peckwater Estate Natural Play Area 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › London › Camden Getting here
51.54962, -0.13637
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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Starling, Moorhen +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Starling, Moorhen +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly +105 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly +105 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Alexanders, Common Vetch +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Alexanders, Common Vetch +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 47 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 Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 248 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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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
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
31,357 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,357 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Coot · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Moorhen +22
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog · Alpine Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Orange Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,357 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Coot · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Moorhen +22
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog · Alpine Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Orange Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Phaonia Phaonia
Phaonia Phaonia
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 