The Monument to the Great Fire of London 0 ha
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✦ Heritage♿ Easy
Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › London › City of London Getting here
51.51014, -0.08595
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Dāku — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ 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 ☕ Dāku — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 48 signed routes nearby
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The Line Walking route ▾
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Show on map Green Link Walk (Section 2) 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 ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 592 signed routes nearby
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Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map Lee Valley VeloPark Road Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Private
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Wildlife to spot
33,028 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,028 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +18
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 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 33,028 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Mallard +18
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 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 