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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
51.53583, -0.21083
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 149m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 149m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Peregrine +81 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Peregrine +81 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
SALSA route (Acton Swimming Baths)Walking route▾
Sustainable Access to Leisure Sites and Amenities (SALSA) Project route.
Named route
Jubilee Walkway (Jubilee Loop)Walking route▾
The 'Jubilee Loop' of the Jubilee Walkway. Recommended start point: Charing Cross station
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Diana Princess of Wales Memorial WalkWalking route▾
Walking route through London Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park and St. James Park, dedicated to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Named routeRef DianaRound tripLocal walking route
Jubilee Greenway (section 2)Walking route▾
Named routeRef JGRegional walking route
159 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Quietway 15 (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Q15
Route QCycling route▾
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
Route QCycling route▾
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 6 (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Cycleway 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C55Regional cycle route
Stations CircularCycling route▾
Named routeRef 0Local cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
32,335 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,335 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Rock Dove · Robin · Coot · Peregrine +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects21 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Batman Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +16
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Japanese Knotweed · Lords-and-Ladies · Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea · Meadow Buttercup · White Clover +13
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
- Druce's Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,335 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Rock Dove · Robin · Coot · Peregrine +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects21 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Batman Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +16
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Japanese Knotweed · Lords-and-Ladies · Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea · Meadow Buttercup · White Clover +13
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
- Druce's Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Anthophora plumipes
Anthophora plumipes
SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiSuilliaSuillia2025SuilliaSuillia2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Bembidion articulatumBembidion articulatum2025Bembidion articulatumBembidion articulatum2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaGrey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsaGrey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsaHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataEvents & activities nearby
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