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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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51.48920, -0.06865
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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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Annual Buttonweed, Rue-leaved Saxifrage +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Annual Buttonweed, Rue-leaved Saxifrage +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 50 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
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Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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37,522 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,522 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Coot +29
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +4
Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss +21
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,522 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Coot +29
Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +4
Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Dune Thread-moss +21
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025 Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025 Swartz's Feather-moss
Swartz's Feather-moss
Oxyrrhynchium hians
Oxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum 