The Parish Church of East Ham St Mary Magdalene 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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51.52215, 0.05933
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Big Mummys Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Big Mummys Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ 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 — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Batman Hoverfly, Box Tree Moth +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Batman Hoverfly, Box Tree Moth +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
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Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Named route Local 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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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
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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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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos St Mary Magdalene, High Street South, East Ham - Churchyard
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7,256 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,256 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon +33
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Dor Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle +2
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025 Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,256 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon +33
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Dor Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle +2
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025 Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025 