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Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.55247, -0.12141
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 220m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 220m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 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 — Coot, Woodpigeon, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Woodpigeon, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +92 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 256 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 37 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C37 Regional cycle route
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Part of a cycling link between Cycleway 2 and Cycleway 3
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Part of a cycling link between Cycleway 2 and Cycleway 3
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
19,892 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,892 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Coot · Moorhen · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Mallard +24
Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +16
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Creeping Thistle
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,892 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Coot · Moorhen · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Mallard +24
Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +16
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Creeping Thistle
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025