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51.51450, 0.02487
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 130m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 130m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 48 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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The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
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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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Wildlife to spot
18,149 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,149 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Moorhen +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Teal Anas crecca House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox
Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes luniger · Elder Aphid · Melanostoma scalare · Eupteryx melissae +8
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Elder Aphid Aphis (Aphis) sambuci Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae Eupeodes Eupeodes Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,149 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Moorhen +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Teal Anas crecca House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox
Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes luniger · Elder Aphid · Melanostoma scalare · Eupteryx melissae +8
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Elder Aphid Aphis (Aphis) sambuci Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae Eupeodes Eupeodes Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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