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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Islington Getting here
51.56738, -0.12746
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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 signed routes nearby
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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 ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Clapton Station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Pymmes Brook Trail Walking route ▾
This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.
Named route Local 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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Wildlife to spot
35,897 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,897 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Tufted Duck · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +37
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus scutatus · Eupeodes luniger · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Suillia variegata +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,897 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Tufted Duck · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +37
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus scutatus · Eupeodes luniger · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Suillia variegata +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Suillia variegata Suillia variegata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
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
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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