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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Hackney Getting here
51.54123, -0.04181
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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
🦉 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 — Peregrine, Magpie, Coot +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Magpie, Coot +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Batman Hoverfly +186 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Batman Hoverfly +186 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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
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Signed route nearby
Cycleway 16 (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C25 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref C26 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref C37 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
60,402 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 60,402 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Coot · Robin · Canada Goose · Magpie +21
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Saprosites natalensis · Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird +25
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 60,402 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Coot · Robin · Canada Goose · Magpie +21
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Epistrophe eligans · Saprosites natalensis · Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird +25
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Saprosites natalensis Saprosites natalensis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
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
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
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
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
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
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa 