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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Cafe Metro — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Cafe Metro — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Syrphus +126 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Syrphus +126 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Midland Hawthorn, Skullcap, Alexanders +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Midland Hawthorn, Skullcap, Alexanders +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Midland Hawthorn, Alexanders, Hogweed
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 ▾
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Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
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Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
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'Recommended cycle route'
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Wildlife to spot
41,546 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,546 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin +33
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes luniger · Suillia variegata +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,546 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin +33
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eupeodes luniger · Suillia variegata +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Epuraea aestiva Epuraea aestiva2025
Epuraea aestiva Epuraea aestiva2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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