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🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha
Getting here
51.54506, -0.02296
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Magpie, Moorhen +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Coot, Magpie, Moorhen +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis arbustorum, Epistrophe eligans, Syrphus +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley WalkWalking route▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The LineWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The LineWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Middlesex Street Estate PedwaysWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bishopsgate pedwaysWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
348 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 16 (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Cycleway 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C25Regional cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route▾
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Cycleway 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C26Regional cycle route
LCN 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22Local cycle route
Cycleway 37Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C37Regional cycle route
Photos
View up the River Lea Navigation from the footbridge leading to the Olympic Park and Hackney Wick
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Wildlife to spot
55,519 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
55,519 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springwinter
2026▾
Coot · Moorhen · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Robin +37
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- TealAnas crecca
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · House Mouse · Wood Mouse · Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- House MouseMus musculus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- CatFelis2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Eristalis arbustorum · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Pea-leaf Weevil +16
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade Hoverfly
White Ramping-Fumitory
- White Ramping-FumitoryFumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
55,519 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springwinter
2026▾
Coot · Moorhen · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Robin +37
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- TealAnas crecca
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · House Mouse · Wood Mouse · Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- House MouseMus musculus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- CatFelis2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Eristalis arbustorum · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Pea-leaf Weevil +16
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade Hoverfly
White Ramping-Fumitory
- White Ramping-FumitoryFumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaDorytomus ictorDorytomus ictorDorytomus ictorDorytomus ictorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorRhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgarisOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataRhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosaEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025