The Connaught Lawn Tennis and Bowling Club
🎳 Bowls🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
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Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Waltham Forest Getting here
51.63236, 0.01975
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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 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🎳 Bowling greens
Very strong match
Bowling green
Paid
🦉 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, Robin, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Syrphus +104 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Syrphus +104 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bee Orchid · last seen 2025; Plants — Bee Orchid · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Public Right of Way 74 Walking route ▾
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Signed route nearby
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Alternative (step-free) route avoiding railway bridge
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Wildlife to spot
61,610 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 61,610 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Grey Heron +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Smew Mergellus albellus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Orange Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Water Scorpion +19
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 61,610 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Grey Heron +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Smew Mergellus albellus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Orange Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Water Scorpion +19
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus
Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes
Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Badister bullatus Badister bullatus
Badister bullatus Badister bullatus
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Leistus rufomarginatus Leistus rufomarginatus
Leistus rufomarginatus Leistus rufomarginatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Dienerella clathrata Dienerella clathrata
Dienerella clathrata Dienerella clathrata
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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