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Victoria Public Park

4 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

56.27958, -3.13156

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Herring Gull +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Herring Gull +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Fife Pilgrim WayWalking route

Culross or North Queensferry to St Andrews

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN National Route 766Cycling route

Named routeRef 766National Cycle Network

Kingdom Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 Loch Leven to DundeeCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route226 m

Named routeRef 1Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route250 m

Named routeRef 1Length 250 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

33,310 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,310 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumn

2025

Mute Swan · Mallard · Herring Gull · Teal · Shoveler +52

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TealAnas crecca
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great White EgretArdea alba
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GadwallMareca strepera
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common GullLarus canus
SiskinSpinus spinus
MagpiePica pica
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MerlinFalco columbarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rock DoveColumba livia
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,310 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumn

2025

Mute Swan · Mallard · Herring Gull · Teal · Shoveler +52

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TealAnas crecca
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great White EgretArdea alba
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GadwallMareca strepera
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common GullLarus canus
SiskinSpinus spinus
MagpiePica pica
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MerlinFalco columbarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rock DoveColumba livia
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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