🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
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Places › England › London › Waltham Forest Getting here
51.55941, -0.01096
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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 ☕ Papa' Bagel — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Papa' Bagel — 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🚻 Toilets
🦉 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, Coot, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Coot, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +266 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +266 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 31 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 Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 222 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
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 LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map River Lee Navigation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
49,163 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,163 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Coot · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Teal Anas crecca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
House Mouse · Wood Mouse · Field Vole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
House Mouse Mus musculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Epistrophe eligans · Harlequin Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +15
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis arbustorum White Ramping-Fumitory
White Ramping-Fumitory Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,163 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Coot · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Teal Anas crecca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
House Mouse · Wood Mouse · Field Vole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
House Mouse Mus musculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Epistrophe eligans · Harlequin Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +15
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis arbustorum White Ramping-Fumitory
White Ramping-Fumitory Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum
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
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Xylocleptes bispinus Xylocleptes bispinus2025
Xylocleptes bispinus Xylocleptes bispinus2025
Holcostethus sphacelatus Holcostethus sphacelatus2025
Holcostethus sphacelatus Holcostethus sphacelatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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