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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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51.48913, -0.09980
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 ☕ The Electric Elephant Cafe & Gallery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ The Electric Elephant Cafe & Gallery — 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· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Starling +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Starling +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Silver-moss, Common Ragwort +87 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Silver-moss, Common Ragwort +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 44 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 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 link to Nunhead station Walking route ▾
signposted link from Nunhead station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map 515 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
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
29,321 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,321 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Starling · Magpie · Mallard +25
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Trioza centranthi · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +5
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wall Feather-moss +21
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,321 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Starling · Magpie · Mallard +25
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Trioza centranthi · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +5
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Wall Feather-moss +21
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum 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
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
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 