General Gordon Square 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Greenwich Getting here
51.49003, 0.06771
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ The Coffee Lounge — 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ The Coffee Lounge — 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
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to Woolwich
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map 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 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 336 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
9,184 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,184 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Rock Dove · Coot +38
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harlequin Ladybird · Closterotomus trivialis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cabbage Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket +18
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Common Cord-moss
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,184 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Rock Dove · Coot +38
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harlequin Ladybird · Closterotomus trivialis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cabbage Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket +18
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Common Cord-moss
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad Centurion
Broad Centurion
Chloromyia formosa2025
Chloromyia formosa2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2025
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
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