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Places › England › London › Tower Hamlets Getting here
51.50189, -0.01392
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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 ☕ Badiani — 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 ☕ Badiani — 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
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 50 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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LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map 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
40,947 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,947 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Magpie · Mallard +32
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Teal Anas crecca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes luniger · Meliscaeva auricollis · 10-spot Ladybird · Dorytomus ictor +7
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii 2-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,947 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Magpie · Mallard +32
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Teal Anas crecca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes luniger · Meliscaeva auricollis · 10-spot Ladybird · Dorytomus ictor +7
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii 2-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis
Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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