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Places › England › London › Waltham Forest Getting here
51.55975, 0.00286
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 130m 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 130m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Coot, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Coot, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Parent Bug +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Parent Bug +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 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 Green Link Walk (Section 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Public Right of Way 74 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local walking route
Show on map 212 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map River Lee Navigation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Grove Green Rd, Cathall Rd junction
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Wildlife to spot
29,417 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,417 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Grey Heron · Coot · Mute Swan +47
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
House Mouse · Grey Squirrel
House Mouse Mus musculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Epistrophe eligans · Pea-leaf Weevil · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor Rhyparochromus vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,417 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Grey Heron · Coot · Mute Swan +47
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
House Mouse · Grey Squirrel
House Mouse Mus musculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Epistrophe eligans · Pea-leaf Weevil · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria +3
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor Rhyparochromus vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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