Tavistock Road Gardens 1 ha
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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Kensington and Chelsea Getting here
51.51885, -0.20518
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 ☕ The Tin Shed — 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 ☕ The Tin Shed — 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🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Coot, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Coot, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly +109 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Extension Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Belsize Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 203 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route (C27) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C27) Regional cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,642 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,642 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Grey Heron · Coot · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +29
Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · House Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes House Mouse Mus musculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Batman Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +17
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,642 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Grey Heron · Coot · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +29
Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · House Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes House Mouse Mus musculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Batman Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +17
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris2025
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris2025
Suillia Suillia2025
Suillia Suillia2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Bembidion articulatum Bembidion articulatum2025
Bembidion articulatum Bembidion articulatum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Iassus scutellaris Iassus scutellaris2025
Iassus scutellaris Iassus scutellaris2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 