Gooseley Playing Field 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › London › Newham Getting here
51.52376, 0.06564
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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 🛝 Playground 135m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 135m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Holly Blue, Brimstone +99 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Holly Blue, Brimstone +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
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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
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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
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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
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Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,428 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,428 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Robin +33
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Field Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Dor Beetle · Cantharis rustica · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +1
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025 Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,428 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Robin +33
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Field Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Dor Beetle · Cantharis rustica · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +1
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025 Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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