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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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51.56956, -0.05557
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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans, Syrphus +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans, Syrphus +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 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 Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Clapton Station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Hackney Wick station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 236 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lee Valley VeloPark Road Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Private
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 38 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C38 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C24 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C16 Regional cycle route
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78,341 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 78,341 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Little Grebe · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Gadwall +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Field Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 52 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Water-Boatman · 22-spot Ladybird +47
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 78,341 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Little Grebe · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Gadwall +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Field Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 52 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Water-Boatman · 22-spot Ladybird +47
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kateretes pusillus Kateretes pusillus
Kateretes pusillus Kateretes pusillus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus
Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cis villosulus Cis villosulus
Cis villosulus Cis villosulus
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
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
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Scolopostethus affinis Scolopostethus affinis
Scolopostethus affinis Scolopostethus affinis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti
Perapion hydrolapathi Perapion hydrolapathi
Perapion hydrolapathi Perapion hydrolapathi
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Zygina lunaris Zygina lunaris
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium