Canning Town Recreation Ground 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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51.51597, 0.02866
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 191m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 191m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Coot +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Coot +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 47 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 Waterlink Way Walking route 12 km ▾
Walking & cycling route in Lewisham borough, following the rivers Pool and Ravensbourne (Deptford Creek). Forms the northernmost section of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Route 21 (Eastbourne to the Thames)
Named route Ref WW Length 12 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 499 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
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
12,849 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,849 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Coot · Mallard +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Teal Anas crecca Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox
🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Sea Couch · Rescue Brome · Canadian Fleabane · Jersey Cudweed · Fat-hen +1
Sea Couch Elymus athericus Rescue Brome Ceratochloa cathartica Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis Jersey Cudweed Laphangium luteoalbum Fat-hen Chenopodium album Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,849 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Coot · Mallard +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Teal Anas crecca Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox
🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Sea Couch · Rescue Brome · Canadian Fleabane · Jersey Cudweed · Fat-hen +1
Sea Couch Elymus athericus Rescue Brome Ceratochloa cathartica Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis Jersey Cudweed Laphangium luteoalbum Fat-hen Chenopodium album Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
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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