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Places › England › London › Tower Hamlets Getting here
51.51628, -0.01342
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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 ☕ Spotlight 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 ☕ Spotlight 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, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +136 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +136 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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
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
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
67,225 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 67,225 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Coot · Great Tit · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +32
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Teal Anas crecca Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes luniger · Meliscaeva auricollis · Aspidapion aeneum · Dark-edged Bee-fly +26
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Hairy-footed Flower Bee Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 67,225 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Coot · Great Tit · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +32
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Teal Anas crecca Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes luniger · Meliscaeva auricollis · Aspidapion aeneum · Dark-edged Bee-fly +26
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Hairy-footed Flower Bee Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthophora plumipes
Anthophora plumipes
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Elder Aphid Aphis (Aphis) sambuci
Elder Aphid Aphis (Aphis) sambuci
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Glocianus punctiger Glocianus punctiger
Glocianus punctiger Glocianus punctiger
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Peritrechus lundii Peritrechus lundii
Peritrechus lundii Peritrechus lundii
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Otiorhynchus indefinitus Otiorhynchus indefinitus
Otiorhynchus indefinitus Otiorhynchus indefinitus
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
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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