Lee Valley Country Park 13 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Broxbourne Getting here
51.68971, -0.02004
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Brew Street — 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Brew Street — 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
🦉 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 — Pochard, Shoveler, Coot +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Coot +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Graphosoma italicum, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Graphosoma italicum, Rambur's Pied Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Enfield Lock station Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Beech Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 Trinity Marsh Lane public footpath · 206 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 206 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Waltons Walk public footpath · 724 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 724 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Waltons Walk public footpath · 74 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 74 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 120 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Enfield Chase to Arnos Park Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Forty Hall Park Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Car park, Lee Valley White Water Centre
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Wildlife to spot
65,958 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 65,958 records · National Biodiversity Network Pochard · Shoveler · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Great Crested Grebe +46
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Smew Mergellus albellus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Juniper Shieldbug +4
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 65,958 records · National Biodiversity Network Pochard · Shoveler · Magpie · Tufted Duck · Great Crested Grebe +46
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Smew Mergellus albellus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Juniper Shieldbug +4
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Psammoecus bipunctatus Psammoecus bipunctatus
Psammoecus bipunctatus Psammoecus bipunctatus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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