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🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Tower Hamlets Getting here
51.50332, -0.01869
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Black Sheep Coffee — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Black Sheep Coffee — 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 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 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 — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 54 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
Show on map 605 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
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
44,041 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,041 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Magpie · Mallard +30
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 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 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 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 · Meliscaeva auricollis · Small Black Ant · Aspidapion aeneum · Glocianus punctiger +10
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Small Black Ant Lasius niger Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum Glocianus punctiger Glocianus punctiger Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor Rhyzobius litura Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,041 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Magpie · Mallard +30
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 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 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 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 · Meliscaeva auricollis · Small Black Ant · Aspidapion aeneum · Glocianus punctiger +10
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Small Black Ant Lasius niger Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum Glocianus punctiger Glocianus punctiger Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor Rhyzobius litura Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis
Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata