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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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51.47895, -0.06114
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 ☕ Andy’s Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Andy’s 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🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +124 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +124 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Black Horehound, Common Reed, Silver-moss +89 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Black Horehound, Common Reed, Silver-moss +89 more · last seen 2026
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 Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 644 signed routes nearby
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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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
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Caroline Gardens or the Licensed Victuallers Benevolent Institution
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Wildlife to spot
30,252 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,252 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Wren +29
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Varied Carpet Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes · Dark-edged Bee-fly +11
Syrphus Syrphus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eupeodes Eupeodes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Wall Feather-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum +19
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,252 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Wren +29
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Varied Carpet Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes · Dark-edged Bee-fly +11
Syrphus Syrphus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eupeodes Eupeodes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Wall Feather-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum +19
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
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
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Brown Carpet Beetle Attagenus smirnovi2025
Brown Carpet Beetle Attagenus smirnovi2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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