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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 90 ha
Places › England › London › Newham Getting here
51.52257, 0.04453
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 🅿️ Newham Hospital 5m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Newham Hospital 5m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, Rosemary Beetle +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, Rosemary Beetle +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Capital Ring (Section 14)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 46 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 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 Waterlink Way Walking route 12 km ▾
Walking & cycling route in Lewisham borough, following the rivers Pool and Ravensbourne (Deptford Creek). Forms the northernmost section of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Route 21 (Eastbourne to the Thames)
Named route Ref WW Length 12 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 430 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
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
8,261 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,261 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Robin +33
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Slow-worm
Southern Green Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Rosemary Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Dor Beetle +3
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Cantharis rustica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,261 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Robin +33
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Slow-worm
Southern Green Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Rosemary Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Dor Beetle +3
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Cantharis rustica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes 