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Spring Park

3 ha

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.57010, -0.09216

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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
☕Nar Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ 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
☕Nar Cafe — 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 parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Clapton StationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Hackney Wick stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Jubilee Greenway (section 10)Walking route

Alternative section of the Jubilee Greenway walking route created in 2012 to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Named routeRef JGRegional walking route

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Cycling

216 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway 6Cycling route

Named routeRef C6Regional cycle route

Cycleway 20Cycling route

Named routeRef C20Regional cycle route

Regent's CanalCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

River Lee NavigationCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route QCycling route

Named routeRef QRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

134,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

134,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds48 species

winter

2026

Tufted Duck · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +43

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GadwallMareca strepera
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

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Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspring

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects16 species

spring

2026

Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +11

Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

134,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Tufted Duck · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +43

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GadwallMareca strepera
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspring

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects16 species

spring

2026

Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +11

Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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