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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Hackney Getting here
51.53174, -0.07659
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ 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🧺 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Great Tit, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Great Tit, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Epistrophe eligans +105 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Epistrophe eligans +105 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 56 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 494 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
C6 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C6) Regional cycle route
Show on map Quietway 15 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q15
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
21,993 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,993 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin +19
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Saprosites natalensis · Eupeodes · Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis +15
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,993 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin +19
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Saprosites natalensis · Eupeodes · Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis +15
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly
Batman Hoverfly
Myathropa florea
Myathropa florea
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata