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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › London › Tower Hamlets Getting here
51.53459, -0.02565
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 ☕ Café on site — 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 ☕ Café on site — 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
🦉 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 — Coot, Magpie, Moorhen +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Magpie, Moorhen +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Southern Green Shieldbug +192 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Southern Green Shieldbug +192 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Calystegia silvatica subsp. silvatica var. quinquepartita, White Clover +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Calystegia silvatica subsp. silvatica var. quinquepartita, White Clover +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 56 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 452 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C17 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Lefevre Park, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, E3
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Wildlife to spot
54,066 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,066 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +21
Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Scathophaga stercoraria · Marmalade Hoverfly +23
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,066 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +21
Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Scathophaga stercoraria · Marmalade Hoverfly +23
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Eupeodes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum
Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Peritrechus lundii Peritrechus lundii
Peritrechus lundii Peritrechus lundii
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Otiorhynchus indefinitus Otiorhynchus indefinitus
Otiorhynchus indefinitus Otiorhynchus indefinitus
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
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