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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Hackney Getting here
51.57126, -0.09362
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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 ☕ Clean Hearts — 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 ☕ Clean Hearts — 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Meliscaeva auricollis +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Epistrophe eligans, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Meliscaeva auricollis +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Jubilee Greenway (section 10) Walking route ▾
Alternative section of the Jubilee Greenway walking route created in 2012 to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Named route Ref JG Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C6 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C20 Regional cycle route
Show on map Regent's Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map River Lee Navigation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
137,627 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 137,627 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +44
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +10
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 137,627 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +44
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +10
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Cis villosulus Cis villosulus
Cis villosulus Cis villosulus
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 