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Markhouse Common Allotments

📷 Richard Dunn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.57621, -0.02617

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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
  • ☕Jimmy's Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Moorhen, Coot +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Moorhen, Coot +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Kateretes pusillus, Gorse Weevil +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Kateretes pusillus, Gorse Weevil +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The LineWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Clapton StationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Hackney Wick stationWalking route
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Jubilee Greenway (section 10)Walking route

Alternative section of the Jubilee Greenway walking route created in 2012 to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Named routeRef JGRegional walking route
Pymmes Brook TrailWalking route

This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

190 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 11 (quiet route)Cycling route

'Quiet' alternative route on Stratford to Leytonstone cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
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River Lee NavigationCycling route
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LCNCycling route
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Route QCycling route
Named routeRef QRegional cycle route
LCN 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Markhouse Road Walthamstow (A1006)

📷 Richard Dunn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Markhouse Road Walthamstow (A1006)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Leyton Jubilee ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Lloyd ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Springfield ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Canal ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱London FieldsUrban park4.6 km→

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