Lee Valley Regional Park Authority — Attraction in London

Fresh air, sunshine and wide expanse of Park lands, rivers, canals and streams. Clean well maintained. Bees bugs fishes birds and butterflies, all around. Good for cycling walking picnics kayaking rowing camping birdwatching and fishing. Ideal for the whole family neighbours and friends. Please take your litter home. If you are a fan of Parakeets please take a stroll along the Hackney Marshes at sunset. The biggest Parakeets birdsong party is about to begin. Click on the video clip above. Along the Lea River and Valley, there are several Bird Hides you can participate. Please join the other birders quietly, open a nice bird window, and enjoy the wildlife in centre stage. Some of the enthusiasts are regulars and can identify the wildfowls. Thanks to mother nature, a little baby island is born in the Lea River, Hackney Marshes. There are a few small plants, moss and lichens growing on the island. Numerous wildfowls, ducks, grey herons and swans also rest on the island. I have not seen any nests on the ground yet. A video clip of this baby island is available above. I will update photos of the baby island as she evolves and matures. The Heron Island in Walthamstow Wetlands is a world-class Heron habitat. Compliments to the team of scientists, researchers, volunteers and conservationists who are still working on this project. Jolly good.The Goldcrest is the smallest bird in GB and Europe. Watch this video clip shot at the Walthamstow Wetlands. In any international birdsong contests, the Song Thrush will collect Gold for GB. This Thrush has fantastic choreography, notes, pitch, acoustics, and volume. Simon Cowell will blush when this Thrush...

The river and the green spaces here are second to none, you'd think you were in the heart of the countryside, you see Deer, foxes and an array of birds, although I personally don't know my species of bird very well. There is an assortment of lakes to fish in/on (weather and season permitting). Variety of places to picnic, there is a local bird sanctuary, I've never been myself, and there is an old gatehouse, and you can see various birds nesting (season), there is also a lovely little good place, not far from station road, it sells hot and cold food, not to badly priced, and the ladies who serve ate lovely and treat you like an old friend, as opposed to customers, there's indoor seating and outdoor, not to mention a carpark, and picnic area, also on the river front. Adjacent to that is a bike hire place, and a canoe/pedalo/ boat hire place. You can sit near the old mill, of which there are still remnants, imagine that! Its like seeing into a little bit of history. There are public toilets nearby (my first port of call, having a 4 year old). There are plenty of garden type spaces to sit and enjoy the peace, with only the calls of the above mentioned birds. Its truly beautiful. Plenty of spaces for dog walkers, and the food place also put out water for dogs as well!!! They sell home made cakes,etc, and hone made ice cream......

Beautiful park and marshland. Rye house is superb. Amazing urban countryside spoiled by a Motocross track smashing the tranquility with engine whine. The trailer park added a unique fairground storage atmosphere as kids on bikes tried tirelessly to access my bag. The pub nextdoor (the whole pub) was a wrecking ground for a couple of toddlers on the rampage for nearly an hour. I never once saw a parent or guardian try to reel them in. If anything, ownership was avoided meticulously. I felt obliged to mention this to the barstaff, they smiled, helplessly, nodding towards a scattered group of lifeforms watching a TV screen while cramming in the burgers, chips and ice creams, wearing leopardskin leggings 15 sizes too small (and that was just the males !) The female specimens were clad in thick layers of red & beige paint under massive wigs....