Hackney Marshes is a park and nature reserve that is home to lots of wildlife and is hailed as the ‘spiritual home of Sunday league football’. Keep a look-out for birds, including buzzards, kestrels, pheasants, snipe, and woodcock. You may also spot mammals such as voles, mice and badgers. There are myriad insects and plant species to observe, too.

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Hackney Marshes is an area of open space in London's Lower Lea Valley, lying on the western bank of the River Lea. It takes its name from its position on the eastern boundary of Hackney, the principal part of the London Borough of Hackney, and from its origin as an area of real marsh. Wikipedia

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With 136.01 hectares of protected commons, Hackney Marshes is one of the largest areas of common land in Greater London.

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Elevation 10 m

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Free Entry

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Homerton Road, London E9 5PF

hackney.gov.uk/hackney-marshes

info@hackney.gov.uk

020 8356 3000

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Location: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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