🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family
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Places › England › London › Tower Hamlets Getting here
51.51488, -0.02195
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ e5 Poplar Bakehouse — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ e5 Poplar Bakehouse — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +137 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +137 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Rock Dove +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Rock Dove +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 50 signed routes nearby
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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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LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling 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
44,645 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,645 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Great Tit +31
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Teal Anas crecca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes luniger · Meliscaeva auricollis · Aspidapion aeneum · Dark-edged Bee-fly +28
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,645 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Great Tit +31
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Teal Anas crecca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes luniger · Meliscaeva auricollis · Aspidapion aeneum · Dark-edged Bee-fly +28
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
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
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Elder Aphid Aphis (Aphis) sambuci
Elder Aphid Aphis (Aphis) sambuci
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Glocianus punctiger Glocianus punctiger
Glocianus punctiger Glocianus punctiger
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
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 ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
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
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis
Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Otiorhynchus indefinitus Otiorhynchus indefinitus
Otiorhynchus indefinitus Otiorhynchus indefinitus
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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