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Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.56385, -0.13019
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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 ☕ Cafe Savvies — 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 ☕ Cafe Savvies — 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird +123 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird +123 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hedge Mustard, Broad-leaved Dock, Skullcap +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hedge Mustard, Broad-leaved Dock, Skullcap +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C20 Regional cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
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Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
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'Recommended cycle route'
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Wildlife to spot
31,100 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,100 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Tufted Duck +33
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Kidney-spot Ladybird +14
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Skullcap
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,100 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Tufted Duck +33
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Kidney-spot Ladybird +14
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Skullcap
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Epuraea aestiva Epuraea aestiva2025
Epuraea aestiva Epuraea aestiva2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium2025
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium2025 