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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.53006, -0.10837
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Ground Control — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Ground Control — 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 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Coot, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Coot, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Willow Aphid, Marmalade Hoverfly +75 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Willow Aphid, Marmalade Hoverfly +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 49 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 456 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
C6 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C6) Regional cycle route
Show on map Quietway 15 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q15
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos St. Mark's Church, Myddelton Square, EC1 - window in south wall
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Wildlife to spot
30,120 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,120 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Coot · Woodpigeon · Mallard +21
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 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 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,120 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Coot · Woodpigeon · Mallard +21
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 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 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