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Down Lane Park

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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51.59160, -0.06254

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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
☕Dear Coco — 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
☕Dear Coco — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Coot, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Coot, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Meliscaeva auricollis, Epistrophe eligans +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Meliscaeva auricollis, Epistrophe eligans +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Clapton StationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Capital Ring link to Stoke Newington stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring (Section 13)Walking route

Alternative step-free route in Springfield Park

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

156 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycleway 38Cycling route

Named route

LCN 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

LCN 14Cycling route

Named routeRef 14Local cycle route

Cycleway 1Cycling route

Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route

LCN 54Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 54Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

116,535 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

116,535 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Coot · Greylag Goose · Great Tit · Blue Tit +37

RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects13 species

winterspring

2026

Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis arbustorum · Eupeodes +8

Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
EupeodesEupeodes
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
SciaridaeSciaridae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

116,535 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Coot · Greylag Goose · Great Tit · Blue Tit +37

RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects13 species

winterspring

2026

Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis arbustorum · Eupeodes +8

Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
EupeodesEupeodes
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
SciaridaeSciaridae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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