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Quickswood Garden

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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 103m away — 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 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Grey Heron, Moorhen, Coot +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Moorhen, Coot +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route

part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral

Named routeRegional walking route

Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop)Walking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

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Cycling

255 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway 6Cycling route

Named routeRef C6Regional cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Regent's CanalCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Grand Union Canal towpathCycling route

'Recommended cycle route'

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 5 linkCycling route

Marylebone Station link

Named routeRef (5)Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

28,293 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,293 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

spring

2026

Coot · Starling · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +28

CootFulica atra
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little OwlAthene noctua
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Alpine Newt

Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris

🐝

Insects23 species

spring

2026

Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +18

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
PhaoniaPhaonia
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
SyrphusSyrphus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,293 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

spring

2026

Coot · Starling · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +28

CootFulica atra
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little OwlAthene noctua
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Alpine Newt

Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris

🐝

Insects23 species

spring

2026

Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +18

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
PhaoniaPhaonia
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
SyrphusSyrphus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Oxyman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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