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Places › England › London › Hackney Getting here
51.53104, -0.09181
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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 ☕ Wenlock Cafe — 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 ☕ Wenlock Cafe — 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Great Tit, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Great Tit, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Epistrophe eligans, Eupeodes luniger +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Epistrophe eligans, Eupeodes luniger +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 497 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
C6 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C6) Regional cycle route
Show on map Quietway 15 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q15
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Holy Trinity Church, Shepherdess Walk, Hoxton, London N1 - West doorway
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Wildlife to spot
21,388 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,388 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin +17
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare · Scathophaga stercoraria · Bibio johannis +4
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Bibio johannis Bibio johannis Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Syrphus torvus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,388 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin +17
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Melanostoma scalare · Scathophaga stercoraria · Bibio johannis +4
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Bibio johannis Bibio johannis Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Syrphus torvus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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