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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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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 Coot and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 213m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 213m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Mute Swan +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Mute Swan +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +199 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 47 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
Show on map 456 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C22 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 Leaway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos The site of the gatehouse of Stratford Langthorne Abbey in Abbey Gardens
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Wildlife to spot
34,655 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,655 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Magpie · Coot · Long-tailed Tit +25
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Teal Anas crecca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 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 49 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Holcostethus sphacelatus · Southern Green Shieldbug · Eupeodes +44
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Holcostethus sphacelatus Holcostethus sphacelatus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,655 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Magpie · Coot · Long-tailed Tit +25
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Teal Anas crecca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 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 49 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Holcostethus sphacelatus · Southern Green Shieldbug · Eupeodes +44
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Holcostethus sphacelatus Holcostethus sphacelatus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes 7-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum
Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Elder Aphid Aphis (Aphis) sambuci
Elder Aphid Aphis (Aphis) sambuci
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Glocianus punctiger Glocianus punctiger
Glocianus punctiger Glocianus punctiger
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Peritrechus lundii Peritrechus lundii
Peritrechus lundii Peritrechus lundii
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Otiorhynchus indefinitus Otiorhynchus indefinitus
Otiorhynchus indefinitus Otiorhynchus indefinitus
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
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
Synophropsis lauri Synophropsis lauri2025
Synophropsis lauri Synophropsis lauri2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2025