Plan your visit
🛝 Family🧺 Picnic🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
Getting here
51.53933, -0.01250
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Coot ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Street & Co Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Coot ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Street & Co Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Coot, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Magpie, Coot, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Brown-banded Carder Bee +269 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 46 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
Cycleway 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C22 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Leaway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
55,391 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 55,391 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Coot · Mallard · Grey Heron · Robin +28
Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 34 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Holcostethus sphacelatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Southern Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +29
Holcostethus sphacelatus Holcostethus sphacelatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 55,391 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Coot · Mallard · Grey Heron · Robin +28
Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 34 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Holcostethus sphacelatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Southern Green Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +29
Holcostethus sphacelatus Holcostethus sphacelatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Anthophora plumipes
Anthophora plumipes
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum
Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Peritrechus lundii Peritrechus lundii
Peritrechus lundii Peritrechus lundii
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 