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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 ☕ Café on site — 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 ☕ Café on site — 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· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Coot +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Coot +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans +148 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans +148 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 45 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
Show on map 413 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C22 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map Leaway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
34,182 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,182 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Coot · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Mallard +29
Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Holcostethus sphacelatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Eupeodes · Southern Green Shieldbug +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Holcostethus sphacelatus Holcostethus sphacelatus2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,182 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Coot · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Mallard +29
Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Holcostethus sphacelatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Eupeodes · Southern Green Shieldbug +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Holcostethus sphacelatus Holcostethus sphacelatus2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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