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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Hackney Getting here
51.54399, -0.05209
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 ☕ Dilara's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Dilara's Cafe — 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Coot +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Coot +52 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, Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly +152 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly +152 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 58 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 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
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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 LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 37 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C37 Regional cycle route
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43,246 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,246 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +17
Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Saprosites natalensis · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis arbustorum +21
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Syrphus Syrphus Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,246 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +17
Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Saprosites natalensis · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis arbustorum +21
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Syrphus Syrphus Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cetonia aurata
Cetonia aurata
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys 