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🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.53726, -0.08977
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Bobo & Wild — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Bobo & Wild — 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🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Epistrophe eligans +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Epistrophe eligans +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
C6 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C6) Regional cycle route
Show on map Quietway 15 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q15
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
16,352 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,352 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Rock Dove · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie +20
Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
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 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · 10-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eupeodes +8
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eupeodes Eupeodes Bibio johannis Bibio johannis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,352 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Rock Dove · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie +20
Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
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 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · 10-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eupeodes +8
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eupeodes Eupeodes Bibio johannis Bibio johannis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025