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Soho Square Gardens

1 ha

FamilyPlayBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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51.51529, -0.13221

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Tintico — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Tintico — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull, Moorhen +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull, Moorhen +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop)Walking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

Green Link Walk (Section 2)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

418 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway 3Cycling route

Named routeRef C3Regional cycle route

LCN 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22Local cycle route

LCNCycling route

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Route ■Cycling route

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LCNCycling route

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Route (C27)Cycling route

Named routeRef (C27)Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

65,889 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

65,889 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

spring

2026

Greylag Goose · Coot · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Magpie +21

Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major
Black SwanCygnus atratus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

Small Black Ant · Melanostoma scalare

Small Black AntLasius niger
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

65,889 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

spring

2026

Greylag Goose · Coot · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Magpie +21

Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major
Black SwanCygnus atratus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

Small Black Ant · Melanostoma scalare

Small Black AntLasius niger
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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