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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.52375, -0.08644
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 ☕ Early Bees Coffee — 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 ☕ Early Bees Coffee — 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
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Eupeodes, Marmalade Hoverfly +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Eupeodes, Marmalade Hoverfly +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route C
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Link Walk (Section 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 558 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 Lee Valley VeloPark Road Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Private
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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
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Wildlife to spot
28,488 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,488 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +19
Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 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 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 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 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,488 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +19
Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 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 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 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 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 