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Places › England › London › Hackney Getting here
51.55310, -0.06962
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Brunswick East Bakehouse — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Brunswick East Bakehouse — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +107 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +107 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 54 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 Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 318 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 Route C Cycling route ▾
Leyton to Blackhorse Road cycle route
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
34,781 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,781 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard +33
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Falco peregrinus peregrinus Falco peregrinus peregrinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cat
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +12
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,781 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard +33
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Falco peregrinus peregrinus Falco peregrinus peregrinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cat
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +12
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cetonia aurata
Cetonia aurata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cis villosulus Cis villosulus
Cis villosulus Cis villosulus
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025 