St Pancras and Islington Cemetery ✦ Ancient woodland 50 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 50 ha
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51.59955, -0.16193
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 180m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 180m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 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 — Robin, Rock Dove, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Rock Dove, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cow Parsley, Wood Avens, Common Pocket-moss +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dollis Valley Greenwalk link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVGlink Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pymmes Brook Trail Walking route ▾
This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.
Named route Local walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Enfield Chase to Arnos Park Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C20 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
14,220 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,220 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit +28
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Aedes albopictus · Dorcatoma +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Aedes albopictus Aedes albopictus2025 Dorcatoma Dorcatoma Dorytomus taeniatus Dorytomus taeniatus 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Cow Parsley · Hawthorn · Wood Avens · Hoary Cress · Common Vetch +2
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Wood Avens Geum urbanum Hoary Cress Lepidium draba Common Vetch Vicia sativa Narrow-leaved Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,220 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit +28
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Aedes albopictus · Dorcatoma +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Aedes albopictus Aedes albopictus2025 Dorcatoma Dorcatoma Dorytomus taeniatus Dorytomus taeniatus 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Cow Parsley · Hawthorn · Wood Avens · Hoary Cress · Common Vetch +2
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Wood Avens Geum urbanum Hoary Cress Lepidium draba Common Vetch Vicia sativa Narrow-leaved Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens2025
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025 Hairy Bitter-cress
Hairy Bitter-cress
Cardamine hirsuta
Cardamine hirsuta
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