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51.48862, -0.08203
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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 ☕ Salteñas Martin — 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 ☕ Salteñas Martin — 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Rock Dove +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Rock Dove +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Pineappleweed +53 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Pineappleweed +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Peter's Hill pedway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bishopsgate pedways Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 600 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 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 Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 1 Cycling route ▾
Link between NCN 1 and Crossharbour DLR station
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
33,870 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,870 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Magpie · Starling · Mallard +28
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Trioza centranthi · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +3
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Anomalous Bristle-moss +22
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,870 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Magpie · Starling · Mallard +28
Pochard Aythya ferina Shoveler Spatula clypeata Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Trioza centranthi · Epistrophe eligans · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +3
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Eupeodes Eupeodes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Annual Buttonweed · Anomalous Bristle-moss +22
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Annual Buttonweed Cotula australis Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025
Sylvicola fenestralis Sylvicola fenestralis2025 Dune Thread-moss
Dune Thread-moss
Bryum dichotomum
Bryum dichotomum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpos Sphaerocarpos
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Wall Feather-moss Rhynchostegium murale
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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