This area of Regent’s Park offers some of the best and most renowned views over the city. It has featured, with the view, in countless film and TV productions. It consists mostly of mown amenity grassland with scattered groups of mature trees located around the hill itself and at the park’s perimeter. The park is open during daylight hours.
Local Wildlife Site
Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
Primrose Hill
Borough: Camden
Grade: Borough Grade II
Access: Free public access (all/most of site)
Area: 25.26 ha
Description
Wildlife
The grassland beneath the trees is mown less often and retains some of the original fine-leaved species you could expect to find here, including red fescue and creeping bent. It attracts a mix of wildflowers that includes cat's-ear, common vetch and cow parsley. The trees of the parkland are mostly London plane but there are also some common lime, hawthorn, horse-chestnut and young whitebeams. Next to Albert Road there is a hedge of hawthorn and another is composed of field maple. Along the south-western boundary some significant planted shrubbery occurs, offering cover to a variety of birds including starling, blue tit and robin.Facilities
Playground; toilets
Autumnal view of Primrose Hill © Ian Yarham
Horse-chestnut leaves in autumn © Mike Waite
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