Chandos Road Open Space 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Newham Getting here
51.55067, -0.00115
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 ☕ Café on site — 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 ☕ Café on site — 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· Free 🛝 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Coot +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Coot +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +348 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +348 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 37 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 Capital Ring link to Clapton Station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hackney Wick station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Greenway (section 10) Walking route ▾
Alternative section of the Jubilee Greenway walking route created in 2012 to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Named route Ref JG Regional walking route
Show on map 273 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C25 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C26 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 37 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C37 Regional cycle route
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Leyton to Blackhorse Road cycle route
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
24,979 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,979 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Coot · Robin · Mallard · Grey Heron +31
Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 House Mouse Mus musculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Holcostethus sphacelatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +23
Holcostethus sphacelatus Holcostethus sphacelatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,979 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Coot · Robin · Mallard · Grey Heron +31
Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 House Mouse Mus musculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Holcostethus sphacelatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +23
Holcostethus sphacelatus Holcostethus sphacelatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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