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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 🛝 Playground 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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
Show on map Capital Ring link to West Ham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 199 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 11 (quiet route) Cycling route ▾
'Quiet' alternative route on Stratford to Leytonstone cycling route
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map River Lee Navigation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos St Saviour's Church on Markhouse Road, Walthamstow
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Wildlife to spot
66,311 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 66,311 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Robin · Little Grebe · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull +42
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Gadwall Mareca strepera Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Teal Anas crecca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Wood Mouse · Field Vole · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 46 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Lesser Stag Beetle · Common Water-Boatman · 22-spot Ladybird +41
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Kateretes pusillus Kateretes pusillus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 66,311 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Robin · Little Grebe · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull +42
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Gadwall Mareca strepera Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Teal Anas crecca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Little Owl Athene noctua Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Wood Mouse · Field Vole · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 46 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Lesser Stag Beetle · Common Water-Boatman · 22-spot Ladybird +41
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Kateretes pusillus Kateretes pusillus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus
Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
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
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Scolopostethus affinis Scolopostethus affinis
Scolopostethus affinis Scolopostethus affinis
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
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
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
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus