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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › London › Newham Getting here
51.54901, 0.01587
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 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, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Canada Goose +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Canada Goose +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 — Firebug, Syritta pipiens, 7-spot Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Firebug, Syritta pipiens, 7-spot Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 36 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 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 263 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 16 Cycling route ▾
Link from Cycleway 16 to Barkingside station
Named route Ref C16 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
Show on map Cycleway 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C14 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Forest Lane Park, near Forest Gate
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Wildlife to spot
24,067 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,067 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Egyptian Goose · Stonechat +45
Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Firebug · Epistrophe eligans · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus +3
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Syrphus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,067 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Egyptian Goose · Stonechat +45
Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Firebug · Epistrophe eligans · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus +3
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus Syrphus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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