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🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.54112, -0.11525
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 ☕ Tocca — 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 ☕ Tocca — 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🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Coot +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Coot +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Willow Aphid, Southern Green Shieldbug +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Willow Aphid, Southern Green Shieldbug +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Chickweed, Mexican Fleabane, Creeping Thistle +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Chickweed, Mexican Fleabane, Creeping Thistle +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwark Cathedral to Otford Walking route ▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pudding Lane pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jack The Ripper 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 355 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 37 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C37 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Part of a cycling link between Cycleway 2 and Cycleway 3
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Part of a cycling link between Cycleway 2 and Cycleway 3
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
24,743 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,743 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Coot · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Canada Goose +20
Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Alpine Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Large Willow Aphid · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +5
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Small Black Ant Lasius niger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,743 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Coot · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Canada Goose +20
Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Alpine Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Large Willow Aphid · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +5
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Small Black Ant Lasius niger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025