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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Camden Getting here
51.54686, -0.14850
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 ☕ Spring Taste — 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 ☕ Spring Taste — 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 — Grey Heron, Starling, Moorhen +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Starling, Moorhen +48 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, Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +103 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwark Cathedral to Otford Walking route ▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pudding Lane pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jack The Ripper Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 255 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
32,597 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,597 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Grey Heron · Coot · Robin · Magpie +28
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +12
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Orange Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,597 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Grey Heron · Coot · Robin · Magpie +28
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +12
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Orange Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Phaonia Phaonia
Phaonia Phaonia
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata 