Victoria Park Orchard 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Tower Hamlets Getting here
51.53980, -0.03441
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Coot +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Coot +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Batman Hoverfly +169 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Batman Hoverfly +169 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 53 signed routes nearby
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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
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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
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Wildlife to spot
63,442 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 63,442 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Greylag Goose · Tufted Duck +20
Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis arbustorum +23
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 63,442 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Greylag Goose · Tufted Duck +20
Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis arbustorum +23
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
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
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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