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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.56250, -0.13377
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 ☕ Phyllo Bakehouse — 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 ☕ Phyllo Bakehouse — 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hedge Mustard, Broad-leaved Dock, Skullcap +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hedge Mustard, Broad-leaved Dock, Skullcap +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 148 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Regent's Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Grand Union Canal towpath Cycling route ▾
'Recommended cycle route'
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 5 link Cycling route ▾
Marylebone Station link
Named route Ref (5) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
34,891 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,891 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Tufted Duck · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard +32
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 🦌 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
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes luniger +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,891 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Tufted Duck · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard +32
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 🦌 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
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes luniger +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Epuraea aestiva Epuraea aestiva2025
Epuraea aestiva Epuraea aestiva2025 