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🧺 Picnic🛝 Family🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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51.51919, -0.04465
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Great Tit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Mouchak Sweet Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Great Tit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Mouchak Sweet Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for 9 activities 🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
Free picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
Free playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Magpie, Great Tit, Moorhen +43 more · last seen 2026
playground, café, parking
Birds — Magpie, Great Tit, Moorhen +43 more · last seen 2026
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans +49 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾ Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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
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Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Cycling route ▾ NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾ Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
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▾ St Dunstan's Rectory, Stepney
‹ › Photos St Dunstan's Rectory, Stepney
‹ › Facilities ☕ Café
Mouchak Sweet Centre · 255m
✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
40,577 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 40,577 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 Magpie · Great Tit · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon
+41 more species Hide species list All 46 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring
2026 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle
+1 more species Hide species list All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring autumn
2026 Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt
🐝 Insects 52 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Saprosites natalensis · Harlequin Ladybird
+47 more species Hide species list All 52 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Anomalous Bristle-moss · Silver-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,577 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 Magpie · Great Tit · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon
+41 more species Hide species list All 46 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring
2026 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle
+1 more species Hide species list All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring autumn
2026 Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Alpine Newt
🐝 Insects 52 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Saprosites natalensis · Harlequin Ladybird
+47 more species Hide species list All 52 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Anomalous Bristle-moss · Silver-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Medick Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter medicaginella2025
Medick Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter medicaginella2025
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis
Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Tree Snipefly Chrysopilus laetus2025
Tree Snipefly Chrysopilus laetus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Dicranotropis hamata Dicranotropis hamata2025
Dicranotropis hamata Dicranotropis hamata2025
Eupteryx florida Eupteryx florida2025
Eupteryx florida Eupteryx florida2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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