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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

London  >  United Kingdom

The site of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Highlights include breeding Husrødstjert, Digesvale and Cettisanger.

Added* by Tom Bellamy
Most recent update 5 januar 2025

Description

Despite that Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a relatively new park, some interesting species have established at the site. The park is a mix of formal horticultural areas and wilder habitats including reedbeds, small woodlands and wildflower meadows. Interesting species recorded here include Engpiber, Husrødstjert, Digesvale, Cettisanger, Isfugl and Vandrefalk.

Details

Access

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is free to visit and is open 24 hours a day. Easily accessible from Stratford station (1), Pudding Mill Lane on the Docklands Light Railway (2) or Hackney Wick overground station (3). The site is 525 acres (91 hectares) and takes about 2 hours to walk around.

Terrain and Habitat

City/village , Park , Reedbeds , Wetland , Scattered trees and bushes , Pond , River

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

Winter , Spring

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Spring

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Wheelchair

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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