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🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Kensington and Chelsea Getting here
51.48942, -0.16157
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Coffee by Real Eating Co — 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Coffee by Real Eating Co — 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
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Eupeodes +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Eupeodes +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Greylag Goose +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Greylag Goose +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route Q
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map link to West Dulwich station Walking route ▾
signposted link from West Dulwich station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C link Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Green Link Walk (Section 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional 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 Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
47,351 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,351 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Gadwall · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron +24
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Gadwall Mareca strepera Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black Swan Cygnus atratus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Little Owl Athene noctua Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Water Scorpion · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Back-Swimmer +5
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Back-Swimmer Notonecta Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Silver-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,351 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Gadwall · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron +24
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Gadwall Mareca strepera Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black Swan Cygnus atratus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Little Owl Athene noctua Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Water Scorpion · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Back-Swimmer +5
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Back-Swimmer Notonecta Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Silver-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
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