Structures of archaeological interest below Billingsgate Market 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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51.50892, -0.08403
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Architectural structure scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ City Brunch — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ City Brunch — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Syrphus, Southern Green Shieldbug +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Syrphus, Southern Green Shieldbug +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Annual Buttonweed, Rue-leaved Saxifrage +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Annual Buttonweed, Rue-leaved Saxifrage +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 50 signed routes nearby
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The Line Walking route ▾
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Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
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Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
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Named route Round trip Private
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Wildlife to spot
35,655 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,655 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +20
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes · Ant Damsel Bug +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eupeodes Eupeodes Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Trioza centranthi 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · White-tipped Bristle-moss
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,655 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +20
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Epistrophe eligans · Melanostoma scalare · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes · Ant Damsel Bug +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eupeodes Eupeodes Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Trioza centranthi 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · White-tipped Bristle-moss
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025