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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.52555, -0.10829
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 ☕ Doh'hut — 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 ☕ Doh'hut — 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 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Willow Aphid, Marmalade Hoverfly +80 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Willow Aphid, Marmalade Hoverfly +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 476 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
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Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Route (C27) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C27) Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
27,730 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,730 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Coot · Robin +19
Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Large Willow Aphid · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Small Black Ant +7
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Small Black Ant Lasius niger Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Scathophaga stercoraria White-tipped Bristle-moss
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,730 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Coot · Robin +19
Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Large Willow Aphid · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Small Black Ant +7
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Small Black Ant Lasius niger Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Scathophaga stercoraria White-tipped Bristle-moss
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 