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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Bilan Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Bilan Cafe — 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🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +106 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 46 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 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
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 583 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 1 Cycling route ▾
Link between NCN 1 and Crossharbour DLR station
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C11 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Piebald horse grazing, Burgess Park by Cobourg Road
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29,915 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,915 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +30
Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Clustered Feather-moss +21
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,915 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +30
Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Clustered Feather-moss +21
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sylvicola fenestralis
Sylvicola fenestralis
Sylvicola fenestralis2025
Sylvicola fenestralis2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia 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
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 