Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.57115, -0.00686
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Perky Blenders — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Perky Blenders — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley WalkWalking route▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The LineWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Public Right of Way 74Walking route▾
Named routeRef 74Local walking route
Capital Ring link to Clapton StationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Hackney Wick stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
204 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lee Valley VeloPark Road CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripPrivate
Roding Valley WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef RVW
Cycleway 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C24Regional cycle route
Cycleway 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C16Regional cycle route
Route CCycling route▾
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
LCN 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54Local cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
40,871 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
40,871 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Magpie +34
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- TealAnas crecca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · House Mouse · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox +3
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
- House MouseMus musculus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
22-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Southern Green Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +25
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Batman Hoverfly
Hawthorn
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
40,871 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Magpie +34
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- TealAnas crecca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · House Mouse · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox +3
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
- House MouseMus musculus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
22-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Southern Green Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +25
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Batman Hoverfly
Hawthorn
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
BatChiroptera2025BatChiroptera2025Myathropa florea2025
Myathropa florea2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusRhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgarisEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Aspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolus2025Aspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolus2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus2025Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Symmorphus bifasciatusSymmorphus bifasciatus2025Symmorphus bifasciatusSymmorphus bifasciatus2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025