THE HILL (INVERFORTH HOUSE) 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 3 ha
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51.56508, -0.18246
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About THE HILL (INVERFORTH HOUSE) Inverforth House is a large detached house on North End Way at North End on the outskirts of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden, NW3. Owned by William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme from 1904 to 1925, The Hill was bought by Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth after Leverhulme's death in 1925, and following was given to Manor House Hospital after Inverforth's death in 1956.
Read more on Wikipedia → House Grade II listed building c. 1807
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Epistrophe eligans, Dark-edged Bee-fly +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Skullcap, Water Mint · last seen 2025; Plants — Skullcap, Water Mint · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 12) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 106 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
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Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 85 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (85) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 49 Cycling route ▾
Pinner - Harrow - Kingsbury - Brent Cross
Named route Ref 49 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
49,049 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,049 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Owl Athene noctua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae +3
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,049 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +38
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Owl Athene noctua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae +3
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis
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