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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.56658, -0.12351
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Bonga Coffee — 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 ☕ Bonga Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Jubilee Greenway (section 10) Walking route ▾
Alternative section of the Jubilee Greenway walking route created in 2012 to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Named route Ref JG Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 160 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C20 Regional cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Regent's Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map River Lee Navigation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Hatchard Road at the junction of Sussex Way
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Wildlife to spot
34,429 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,429 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Robin · Blue Tit +35
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 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 13 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes luniger +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,429 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Robin · Blue Tit +35
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 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 13 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes luniger +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Epuraea aestiva Epuraea aestiva2025
Epuraea aestiva Epuraea aestiva2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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