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51.59504, -0.09812
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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Clapton Station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pymmes Brook Trail Walking route ▾
This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.
Named route Local walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map 130 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Enfield Chase to Arnos Park Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 21 Cycling route ▾
Finished Cycleway route will run from Meridian Water to Enfield Town
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C20 Regional cycle route
Show on map Enfield local cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Wood Green : Russell Park
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37,516 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,516 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Great Tit · Robin · Pochard · Blue Tit +24
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Pochard Aythya ferina Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes +26
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,516 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Great Tit · Robin · Pochard · Blue Tit +24
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Pochard Aythya ferina Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes +26
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes Eupeodes Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Wireworm Elateridae
Wireworm Elateridae
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Neomyia Neomyia
Neomyia Neomyia
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Sciaridae Sciaridae
Sciaridae Sciaridae
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus 