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St Marys Allotment Gardens

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Dogs welcome

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
  • Rainbow Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Holly Blue, Small White, Box Tree Moth +120 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Holly Blue, Small White, Box Tree Moth +120 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Spanish Bluebell +1 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Spanish Bluebell +1 more · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The LineWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The LineWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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 routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Explore Charlton TrailWalking route

fully waymarked and info-boarded, although actually all the paths used are already part of the 'Green Chain Walk', and the boards state it is a 'Green Chain Circular Trail'

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

397 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 22Cycling route
Named routeRef C22Regional cycle route
LCN 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64Local cycle route
LCN 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
LeawayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 3Cycling route
Named routeRef C3Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Fenchurch Street and District lines, looking east

Fenchurch Street and District lines, looking east

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