Somerford Grove Open Space 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Haringey Getting here
51.60326, -0.06066
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Milcana Cafe — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Milcana Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🛝 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 — Great Tit, Robin, Black-headed Gull +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Black-headed Gull +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Large Red Damselfly, Epistrophe eligans +138 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Large Red Damselfly, Epistrophe eligans +138 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Stoke Newington station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 13) Walking route ▾
Alternative step-free route in Springfield Park
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C50 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C26 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,375 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,375 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · House Sparrow +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Red Fox
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis arbustorum · Eupeodes +22
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Eupeodes Eupeodes Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,375 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · House Sparrow +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Red Fox
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis arbustorum · Eupeodes +22
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Eupeodes Eupeodes Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Neomyia Neomyia
Neomyia Neomyia
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Sciaridae Sciaridae
Sciaridae Sciaridae
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 