Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 0 ha
🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
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Places › England › London › Hackney Getting here
51.54752, -0.01856
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ e5 Bake House — 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 ☕ e5 Bake House — 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· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Coot, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Coot, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +198 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +198 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 48 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
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Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Cycleway 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C25 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C26 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 37 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C37 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos View of the Royal London Hospital, Shard, Walkie Talkie, Gherkin and Cheese Grater from the hill in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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Wildlife to spot
50,940 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,940 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Magpie · Robin · Mallard · Moorhen +39
Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Teal Anas crecca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · House Mouse · Wood Mouse · Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes House Mouse Mus musculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Cat Felis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Eristalis arbustorum · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Pea-leaf Weevil +17
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus Syrphus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird White Ramping-Fumitory
White Ramping-Fumitory Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,940 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Magpie · Robin · Mallard · Moorhen +39
Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Teal Anas crecca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · House Mouse · Wood Mouse · Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes House Mouse Mus musculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Cat Felis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Eristalis arbustorum · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Pea-leaf Weevil +17
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus Syrphus Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird White Ramping-Fumitory
White Ramping-Fumitory Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
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
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
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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