Beckton District Park 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Newham Getting here
51.51194, 0.05120
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, Large Red Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, Large Red Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Garlic Mustard, Elder +1 more foraging species
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Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 13
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map 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 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 418 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
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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Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,334 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,334 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Mallard +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Rosemary Beetle · Dor Beetle +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,334 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Mallard +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Rosemary Beetle · Dor Beetle +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius Eupeodes Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Clover-root Weevil
Clover-root Weevil
Sitona hispidulus
Sitona hispidulus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
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