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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Greenwich Getting here
51.47573, 0.04973
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· 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, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Meadow Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Meadow Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map 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
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
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
Show on map 401 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
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
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Wildlife to spot
9,151 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,151 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin +37
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Closterotomus trivialis · Red-legged Shieldbug +26
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Common Cord-moss
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,151 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin +37
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Closterotomus trivialis · Red-legged Shieldbug +26
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Common Cord-moss
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Brevicoryne brassicae Brevicoryne brassicae
Brevicoryne brassicae Brevicoryne brassicae
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 