Hackney City Farm
The farmyard On this site there once stood a brewery and now it has been returned to its original purpose: farming. There are sheep in...
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Spitalfields City Farm
Just a short walk from the gleaming office towers of Bishopgate on the edge of the Square Mile here we can find a farm - Spitalfields...
The River Lea
The River Lea is a natural waterway which flows through East London all the way down to the River Thames. The river has been used for...
Highams Park in Epping Forest
Highams Park This link in the chain of green spaces was once a private garden that belonged to the mansion at the top of the hill....
East India Dock
Apartment blocks have sprung up all around this abandoned dock, giving residents a view from their balconies of the river. And it is not...
The Regents Canal
Limehouse Basin, just next to the Thames in East London, is busy. Not as busy as it may have been when ships from all over the world were...
Greenway
Flowers on The Greenway Escape from the main roads by cycling or walking across East London from Bow to Beckton - a path that forms part...
Coppermill Lane
At the far end of Coppermill Lane Many of the changes from urban to rural scenes are at ground level but this one is overhead – quite...
Woodberry Wetlands
Enter the main gate of the wetlands and you find yourself on a board walk, ready to enjoy the sight of this expanse of green and blue...
WaterWorks Centre Nature Reserve and Middlesex Filter Beds
This is where the Victorians built waterworks to provide water for the ever-expanding population around North and East of London. Now...
Wanstead Flats in Epping Forest
Forest Gate is a built up area in East London, the site of the gate that hundreds of years ago marked the entrance to this land where...
Walthamstow Wetlands
Wetlands Walthamstow Wetlands is an expanse of marshland which was dug out by hand 150 years ago to develop reservoirs to store water and...
Walthamstow Marshes
There are many ways to approach Walthamstow Marshes and one route takes us through an industrial estate, crossing a bridge and leaving...
Walthamstow Forest in Epping Forest
Autumn is a special time to visit this dense woodland with its majestic hornbeams. The leaves that fall from the trees create a magical...
Tottenham Marshes
Tottenham lies in the industrial corridor which cuts across London and yet even here we can find a vast open space – a former flood...
Three Mills Island
Three Mills Island is where we find the world’s biggest tidal mill. Approach it from along the cobbled street and it’s possible to feel...
Stepney City Farm
The East End of London was once farmland where cows were kept to provide fresh milk for those who dwelled in the city. Then over the...
Springfield Park
The views from Springfield Park show how deep and wide the Lea Valley is. Up above, the houses and blocks of flats of Clapton create a...
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Everywhere in London there are chances to escape from the noise and crowds and visit a quiet and green spot. And this is true in the...
Pole Hill in Epping Forest
There are several different ways to reach Pole Hill - start at Chingford Station and walk along the rough, unmade road by the golf...
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