Plan your visit
🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
Places › England › London › Hackney Getting here
51.55303, -0.02714
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Cafè on the Marshes — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Cafè on the Marshes — 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🚻 Toilets
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 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 +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Coot +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +177 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +177 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 48 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 270 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
Show on map Photos Hackney Marsh Playing Fields on a winter Sunday
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
How useful was the information on this page?
id: b5bc1a37-0118-457c-97b3-c214f8240427
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Wildlife to spot
63,884 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 63,884 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Magpie · Coot · Mallard · Grey Heron +41
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Falco peregrinus peregrinus Falco peregrinus peregrinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · House Mouse · Wood Mouse · Field Vole +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes House Mouse Mus musculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Cat Felis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis arbustorum · Marmalade Hoverfly · Pea-leaf Weevil +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Syrphus White Ramping-Fumitory
White Ramping-Fumitory Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 63,884 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Magpie · Coot · Mallard · Grey Heron +41
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Falco peregrinus peregrinus Falco peregrinus peregrinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · House Mouse · Wood Mouse · Field Vole +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes House Mouse Mus musculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Cat Felis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Eristalis arbustorum · Marmalade Hoverfly · Pea-leaf Weevil +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Syrphus White Ramping-Fumitory
White Ramping-Fumitory Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours 