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🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.53896, -0.11055
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Willow Aphid, Southern Green Shieldbug +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Willow Aphid, Southern Green Shieldbug +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Coot, Great Tit +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Coot, Great Tit +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 387 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
C6 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C6) Regional cycle route
Show on map Quietway 15 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q15
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
24,098 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,098 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Coot · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard +19
Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Alpine Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Large Willow Aphid · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +8
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Small Black Ant Lasius niger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,098 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Coot · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard +19
Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Alpine Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Large Willow Aphid · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +8
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Small Black Ant Lasius niger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 