St Paul's South Open Space
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.54616, -0.08883
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 ☕ Gallo Nero — 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 ☕ Gallo Nero — 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Epistrophe eligans +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Epistrophe eligans +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 61 signed routes nearby
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Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
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Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
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Cycleway 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
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Leyton to Blackhorse Road cycle route
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Part of a cycling link between Cycleway 2 and Cycleway 3
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Wildlife to spot
18,441 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,441 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie +29
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Gadwall Mareca strepera Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hawthorn Shieldbug +7
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,441 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie +29
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Gadwall Mareca strepera Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hawthorn Shieldbug +7
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cetonia aurata
Cetonia aurata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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