Broadleaved woodland near Craven Walk 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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51.57268, -0.05511
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Clapton Station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hackney Wick station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Greenway (section 10) Walking route ▾
Alternative section of the Jubilee Greenway walking route created in 2012 to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Named route Ref JG Regional walking route
Show on map 229 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C20 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 11 (quiet route) Cycling route ▾
'Quiet' alternative route on Stratford to Leytonstone cycling route
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map Regent's Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map River Lee Navigation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
135,398 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 135,398 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Little Grebe · Greylag Goose · Gadwall · Black-headed Gull +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Gadwall Mareca strepera Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Field Vole · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 52 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Common Water-Boatman · 22-spot Ladybird · Kateretes pusillus +47
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Kateretes pusillus Kateretes pusillus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 135,398 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Little Grebe · Greylag Goose · Gadwall · Black-headed Gull +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Gadwall Mareca strepera Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Field Vole · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 52 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Common Water-Boatman · 22-spot Ladybird · Kateretes pusillus +47
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Kateretes pusillus Kateretes pusillus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus
Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cis villosulus Cis villosulus
Cis villosulus Cis villosulus
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Scolopostethus affinis Scolopostethus affinis
Scolopostethus affinis Scolopostethus affinis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti
Perapion hydrolapathi Perapion hydrolapathi
Perapion hydrolapathi Perapion hydrolapathi
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus