🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
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Places › England › London › Tower Hamlets Getting here
51.51767, -0.04648
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Stepney's — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Stepney's — 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🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Great Tit, Moorhen +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Great Tit, Moorhen +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
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 The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Link Walk (Section 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 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 route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
40,228 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,228 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit · Robin +16
Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Saprosites natalensis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +18
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Brown Soft-scale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,228 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit · Robin +16
Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Saprosites natalensis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +18
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Brown Soft-scale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccus hesperidum
Coccus hesperidum
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Vincenzellus ruficollis Vincenzellus ruficollis
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