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Wanstead Flats

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mute Swan
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 238m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mute Swan
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 238m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Lesser Stag Beetle, Gargara genistae +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Lesser Stag Beetle, Gargara genistae +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

The LineWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Public Right of Way 74Walking route

Named routeRef 74Local walking route

Capital Ring link to Clapton StationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Hackney Wick stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

184 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lee Valley VeloPark Road CircuitCycling route

Named routeRound tripPrivate

Roding Valley WayCycling route

Named routeRef RVW

Cycleway 24Cycling route

Named routeRef C24Regional cycle route

Cycleway 16Cycling route

Named routeRef C16Regional cycle route

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

LCN 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

89,288 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

89,288 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Coot · Mallard +51

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐝

Insects4 species

winterspring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Harlequin Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

89,288 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Coot · Mallard +51

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐝

Insects4 species

winterspring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Epistrophe eligans · Harlequin Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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