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51.47676, -0.07058
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +140 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +140 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Black Horehound, Common Reed, Silver-moss +98 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Black Horehound, Common Reed, Silver-moss +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Small Nettle, Hazel +6 more foraging species
Varies
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 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 Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map 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
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Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
26,018 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,018 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Wren +27
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Eupeodes · Varied Carpet Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Firebug +10
Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes Eupeodes Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss +19
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,018 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Wren +27
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Eupeodes · Varied Carpet Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Firebug +10
Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes Eupeodes Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss +19
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pine Ladybird
Pine Ladybird
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Ctenolepisma Ctenolepisma
Ctenolepisma Ctenolepisma
Brown Carpet Beetle Attagenus smirnovi2025
Brown Carpet Beetle Attagenus smirnovi2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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