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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Hackney Getting here
51.54000, -0.07476
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Koala & Bean Caffé — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Koala & Bean Caffé — 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🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Epistrophe eligans +91 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Epistrophe eligans +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 59 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 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
Show on map Middlesex Street Estate Pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 421 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
C6 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C6) Regional cycle route
Show on map Quietway 15 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q15
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Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Haggerston: The 'Duke of Wellington', Stonebridge Common
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Wildlife to spot
28,507 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,507 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +27
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Saprosites natalensis · Rose Chafer · Eupeodes · Dark-edged Bee-fly +18
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Eupeodes Eupeodes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,507 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +27
Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Saprosites natalensis · Rose Chafer · Eupeodes · Dark-edged Bee-fly +18
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Eupeodes Eupeodes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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