Russia Dock Woodland 35 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 35 ha
Places › England › London › Southwark Getting here
51.50085, -0.03930
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 🛝 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 — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Mallard +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Mallard +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 49 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
Show on map 638 signed routes nearby
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 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
51,419 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,419 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Canada Goose · Coot +26
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Vincenzellus ruficollis · Hayhurstia atriplicis · Trioza centranthi +2
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Syrphus Syrphus 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,419 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Canada Goose · Coot +26
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Vincenzellus ruficollis · Hayhurstia atriplicis · Trioza centranthi +2
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Syrphus Syrphus 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Silver-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 