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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › City of London Getting here
51.52021, -0.09380
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 ☕ Barbican Foodhall — 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 ☕ Barbican Foodhall — 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· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Starling, Black-headed Gull +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Starling, Black-headed Gull +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 51 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 Waterlink Way Walking route 12 km ▾
Walking & cycling route in Lewisham borough, following the rivers Pool and Ravensbourne (Deptford Creek). Forms the northernmost section of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Route 21 (Eastbourne to the Thames)
Named route Ref WW Length 12 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 533 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Upper Frobisher Crescent, Beech Street
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Wildlife to spot
32,152 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,152 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Starling · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit +18
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 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 Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare · Scathophaga stercoraria · Bibio johannis +4
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Bibio johannis Bibio johannis Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Welsh Chafer White-tipped Bristle-moss
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,152 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Starling · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit +18
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 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 Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare · Scathophaga stercoraria · Bibio johannis +4
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Bibio johannis Bibio johannis Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Welsh Chafer White-tipped Bristle-moss
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hoplia philanthus
Hoplia philanthus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 