Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.54950, -0.16160
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- ☕Watchhouse — 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
- ☕Watchhouse — 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
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Cycleway 6
Varies
Urban park — open green space
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Belsize Walk
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named routeRegional walking route
Peter's Hill pedwayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
224 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C6Regional cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Regent's CanalCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Grand Union Canal towpathCycling route▾
'Recommended cycle route'
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 5 linkCycling route▾
Marylebone Station link
Named routeRef (5)Local cycle route
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
31,883 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
31,883 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springwinter
2026▾
Starling · Woodpigeon · Robin · Coot · Moorhen +32
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Meliscaeva auricollis +21
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,883 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springwinter
2026▾
Starling · Woodpigeon · Robin · Coot · Moorhen +32
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Meliscaeva auricollis +21
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareBishop's MitreAelia acuminataBishop's MitreAelia acuminataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataPhaoniaPhaoniaPhaoniaPhaoniaBaccha elongataBaccha elongataBaccha elongataBaccha elongataRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisSuillia variegataSuillia variegataSuillia variegataSuillia variegata