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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Hackney Getting here
51.55389, -0.03591
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Peregrine, Coot +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Peregrine, Coot +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Holcostethus sphacelatus, Common Darter +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Holcostethus sphacelatus, Common Darter +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
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Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
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Show on map Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
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Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
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Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
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Signed route nearby
Cycleway 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 25 Cycling route ▾
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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Named route Ref C37 Regional cycle route
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Leyton to Blackhorse Road cycle route
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
82,075 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 82,075 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Coot · Robin · Mallard · Moorhen +44
Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Field Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis arbustorum · Syrphus · Kateretes pusillus +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Syrphus Syrphus Kateretes pusillus Kateretes pusillus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 14-spot Ladybird White Ramping-Fumitory
White Ramping-Fumitory Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 82,075 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Coot · Robin · Mallard · Moorhen +44
Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Field Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis arbustorum · Syrphus · Kateretes pusillus +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Syrphus Syrphus Kateretes pusillus Kateretes pusillus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 14-spot Ladybird White Ramping-Fumitory
White Ramping-Fumitory Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
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