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Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.53968, -0.09647
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 ☕ Café on site — 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 ☕ Café on site — 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
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Epistrophe eligans +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Epistrophe eligans +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 56 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 ▾
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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
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C6 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C6) Regional cycle route
Show on map Quietway 15 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
19,295 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,295 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Robin · Great Tit · Coot +22
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +13
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,295 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Robin · Great Tit · Coot +22
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 18 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +13
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
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
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 