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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Waltham Forest Getting here
51.55685, -0.01311
Open directionsv 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 ♿ Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer ☕ Papa' Bagel — 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 ♿ Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer ☕ Papa' Bagel — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Coot, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Coot, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +260 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +260 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Traveller's-joy, Hawthorn +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Traveller's-joy, Hawthorn +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Mouse-Ear-Hawkweed
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 33 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 Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Clapton Station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 217 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 Cycleway 37 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C37 Regional cycle route
Show on map Hainault Greenway Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
49,041 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,041 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Coot · Robin · Moorhen · Grey Heron +41
Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Teal Anas crecca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 House Mouse · Wood Mouse · Field Vole
House Mouse Mus musculus 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 Epistrophe eligans · Pea-leaf Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +16
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Harlequin Ladybird White Ramping-Fumitory
White Ramping-Fumitory Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,041 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Coot · Robin · Moorhen · Grey Heron +41
Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Teal Anas crecca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 House Mouse · Wood Mouse · Field Vole
House Mouse Mus musculus 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 Epistrophe eligans · Pea-leaf Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +16
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Harlequin Ladybird White Ramping-Fumitory
White Ramping-Fumitory Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
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
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Xylocleptes bispinus Xylocleptes bispinus2025
Xylocleptes bispinus Xylocleptes bispinus2025
Holcostethus sphacelatus Holcostethus sphacelatus2025
Holcostethus sphacelatus Holcostethus sphacelatus2025 