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Places › England › London › Tower Hamlets Getting here
51.52978, -0.01789
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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 ☕ Nunnery Café — 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 ☕ Nunnery Café — 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🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +172 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +172 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Coot, Magpie, Moorhen +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Magpie, Moorhen +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 55 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 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
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Show on map Cycleway 16 Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
66,705 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 66,705 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Coot · Canada Goose · Magpie · Mallard +21
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes luniger · Meliscaeva auricollis · Scathophaga stercoraria · Dark-edged Bee-fly +31
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Aspidapion aeneum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 66,705 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Coot · Canada Goose · Magpie · Mallard +21
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes luniger · Meliscaeva auricollis · Scathophaga stercoraria · Dark-edged Bee-fly +31
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Aspidapion aeneum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aspidapion aeneum
Aspidapion aeneum
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Elder Aphid Aphis (Aphis) sambuci
Elder Aphid Aphis (Aphis) sambuci
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Glocianus punctiger Glocianus punctiger
Glocianus punctiger Glocianus punctiger
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Peritrechus lundii Peritrechus lundii
Peritrechus lundii Peritrechus lundii
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Otiorhynchus indefinitus Otiorhynchus indefinitus
Otiorhynchus indefinitus Otiorhynchus indefinitus
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
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