Thornfield Avenue Allotments
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51.60259, -0.20686
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dollis Valley Greenwalk link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVGlink Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 16 unsigned alternative) Walking route ▾
Alternative route avoiding the opening road walking
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pymmes Brook Trail Walking route ▾
This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 85 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (85) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Thornfield Avenue at the junction of Holders Hill Road
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Wildlife to spot
27,598 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,598 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Dunnock · Wren · Redwing · Grey Wagtail +36
Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Adder
🐸 Amphibians 4 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Alpine Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug +40
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,598 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Dunnock · Wren · Redwing · Grey Wagtail +36
Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Adder
🐸 Amphibians 4 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Alpine Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug +40
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee Heriades truncorum2025
Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee Heriades truncorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Willow Flea Beetle Crepidodera aurata2025
Willow Flea Beetle Crepidodera aurata2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2025
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2025
Willughby's Leafcutter Bee Megachile willughbiella2025
Willughby's Leafcutter Bee Megachile willughbiella2025
Bellflower Blunthorn Bee Melitta haemorrhoidalis2025
Bellflower Blunthorn Bee Melitta haemorrhoidalis2025
Small Scissor Bee Chelostoma campanularum2025
Small Scissor Bee Chelostoma campanularum2025
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor2025
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2025
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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