River Lee Country Park
Owned and managed by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, the River Lee Country Park covers over a thousand acres between Broxbourne and Waltham Abbey. All the main watercourses in the Lower Lea flow through the Park – the River Lee Navigation, Old River Lea, Small River Lea, Cornmill Stream and flood relief channel. The Park contains a mosaic of habitats included water-filled former gravel pits, carr woodlands, marsh, fen and grasslands. The associated wildlife includes internationally important populations of gadwall and shoveler ducks. The bittern watchpoint at Fishers Green provides naturalists with one of the best opportunities in the country to see this elusive reedbed bird. Hall Marsh Scrape is a shallow wetland created by the Regional Park Authority in the 1980s which attracts wading birds such as snipe, lapwing and redshank. The Olympic white water canoe centre is located in the south of the Park at Waltham Cross. Car parks are located on the boundary of the Park and there is access through the Park via a network of surfaced footpaths and cycleways.
Further information about the River Lee Country Park can be found here.
A map is available here.
River Lee Country Park
Owned and managed by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, the River Lee Country Park covers over a thousand acres between Broxbourne and Waltham Abbey. All the main watercourses in the Lower Lea flow through the Park – the River Lee Navigation, Old River Lea, Small River Lea, Cornmill Stream and flood relief channel. The Park contains a mosaic of habitats included water-filled former gravel pits, carr woodlands, marsh, fen and grasslands. The associated wildlife includes internationally important populations of gadwall and shoveler ducks. The bittern watchpoint at Fishers Green provides naturalists with one of the best opportunities in the country to see this elusive reedbed bird. Hall Marsh Scrape is a shallow wetland created by the Regional Park Authority in the 1980s which attracts wading birds such as snipe, lapwing and redshank. The Olympic white water canoe centre is located in the south of the Park at Waltham Cross. Car parks are located on the boundary of the Park and there is access through the Park via a network of surfaced footpaths and cycleways.
Further information about the River Lee Country Park can be found here.
A map is available here.
Footpaths
You can walk the entire length of the River Lea from its source to its confluence with the River Thames. For more information see the website.