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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Hackney Getting here
51.55424, -0.06529
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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 ☕ Brunswick East Bakehouse — 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 ☕ Brunswick East Bakehouse — 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· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +139 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +139 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 51 signed routes nearby
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Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
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Named route Local walking route
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Cycleway 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref C25 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C26 Regional cycle route
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Leyton to Blackhorse Road cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
39,241 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,241 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +33
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Field Vole · Red Fox
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 53 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Water-Boatman · 22-spot Ladybird +48
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,241 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +33
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Field Vole · Red Fox
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 53 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Water-Boatman · 22-spot Ladybird +48
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kateretes pusillus Kateretes pusillus
Kateretes pusillus Kateretes pusillus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus
Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cis villosulus Cis villosulus
Cis villosulus Cis villosulus
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Scolopostethus affinis Scolopostethus affinis
Scolopostethus affinis Scolopostethus affinis
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti
Perapion hydrolapathi Perapion hydrolapathi
Perapion hydrolapathi Perapion hydrolapathi
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
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