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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
Places › England › London › Hackney Getting here
51.54895, -0.03208
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ 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🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Coot +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Coot +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +124 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +124 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 53 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 Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 323 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C25 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C26 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 37 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C37 Regional cycle route
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Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
70,335 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 70,335 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Coot · Magpie · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +33
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Field Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis arbustorum · Syrphus +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Syrphus Syrphus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 14-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 70,335 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Coot · Magpie · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +33
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Field Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis arbustorum · Syrphus +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Syrphus Syrphus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 14-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
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
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys 