Lee Valley Ice Centre 2 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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51.56458, -0.04219
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Black-headed Gull +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Black-headed Gull +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Epistrophe eligans +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Epistrophe eligans +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 36 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Clapton Station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hackney Wick station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 221 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lee Valley VeloPark Road Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Private
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 38 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C38 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
68,927 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 68,927 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Robin · Coot · Kingfisher · Black-headed Gull +36
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Gadwall Mareca strepera Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Teal Anas crecca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Field Vole · Red Fox
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 56 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Common Water-Boatman +51
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 68,927 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Robin · Coot · Kingfisher · Black-headed Gull +36
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Gadwall Mareca strepera Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Teal Anas crecca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Field Vole · Red Fox
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 56 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Common Water-Boatman +51
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Kateretes pusillus Kateretes pusillus
Kateretes pusillus Kateretes pusillus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus
Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Scolopostethus affinis Scolopostethus affinis
Scolopostethus affinis Scolopostethus affinis
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti
Perapion hydrolapathi Perapion hydrolapathi
Perapion hydrolapathi Perapion hydrolapathi
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
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