London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion (4a) at Crutched Friars 0 ha
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51.51225, -0.07640
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Defensive wall scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ SENZO — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ SENZO — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Syrphus, Southern Green Shieldbug +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Syrphus, Southern Green Shieldbug +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Annual Buttonweed, Rue-leaved Saxifrage +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Annual Buttonweed, Rue-leaved Saxifrage +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 48 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 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 Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 593 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 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 Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 1 Cycling route ▾
Link between NCN 1 and Crossharbour DLR station
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Junction of Northumberland Alley and Crutched Friars
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Wildlife to spot
31,578 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,578 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +37
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Domestic Dog +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Nathusius's Pipistrelle 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · Southern Green Shieldbug · Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird +13
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus Syrphus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Black Spleenwort
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,578 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +37
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Domestic Dog +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Nathusius's Pipistrelle 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · Southern Green Shieldbug · Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird +13
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus Syrphus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Black Spleenwort
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus nathusii2025
Pipistrellus nathusii2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 2025
2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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