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Renewing the Walthamstow Wetlands (Walk 6)

Add to this the London Wildlife Trust, whose remit specifically includes the protection of the capital’s wildlife and wild spaces. They manage many of the sites covered in this book, and some of their recent work has transformed previously neglected areas into true wildlife havens. Walthamstow Wetlands on Walk 6, Woodberry Wetlands on Walk 9 and Wilderness Island on Walk 19 are shining examples, but there are many more. The Essex, Kent and Surrey Wildlife Trusts have an important role in some parts of outer London too, reflecting that London’s present formal boundaries were only set in 1965 with the absorption of districts then within those counties, and a fragment of Hertfordshire.

When to go

London’s equable climate makes it suitable for walking at any time of year. Winters are rarely too cold, nor summers too hot. The transitional seasons of spring and autumn bring first a blooming of life and second the transformation of leaf, both in the heart of the city and beyond.