As my dad was driving to Euston to pick up my aunt, I looked for somewhere in the area to go and noticed Camley Street Natural Park on the map. Clicking on the website, I found that apparently there's an organisation called the London Wildlife Trust who run a number of sites around London (http://www.wildlondon.org.uk/). This is super exciting because now I have a list of new places to go (although I'd failed to realise they were involved with Sydenham Hill Woods, and I went there lots when I lived in Forest Hill).
Anyway, Camley Street Natural Park is a two-acre site near King's Cross/St Pancras. It's a nice gentle walk and would be great for kids - it felt a little bit easy to me, though I compensated by going for a long walk along Regent's Canal afterwards.
I was also a little bit disappointed that I didn't get to see much in the way of birds or interesting insects, but that may well be down to the time of year. However as it was a sunny day it was very pretty surroundings for a wander.
Inside the park there's a meadow, a large pond and a woodland walk.
You can also see part of Regent's Canal
And there's a mix of cultivated and natural plants around the park
And finally, the only insect photo I managed to get at the park
