🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
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Places › England › London › Kensington and Chelsea Getting here
51.51850, -0.20847
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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 ☕ Portobello Juice 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 ☕ Portobello Juice 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🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Grey Heron +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Grey Heron +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +112 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +112 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Barnes Trail Extension Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Wembley Park underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Belsize Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 200 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route (C27) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C27) Regional cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos The Pavilion, Portobello Road Market
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Wildlife to spot
31,115 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,115 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Coot · Moorhen +35
Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · House Mouse · Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes House Mouse Mus musculus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Batman Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +19
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,115 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Coot · Moorhen +35
Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · House Mouse · Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes House Mouse Mus musculus2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Batman Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +19
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris2025
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris2025
Suillia Suillia2025
Suillia Suillia2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Bembidion articulatum Bembidion articulatum2025
Bembidion articulatum Bembidion articulatum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Iassus scutellaris Iassus scutellaris2025
Iassus scutellaris Iassus scutellaris2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
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
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025