Clissold Park, Deer, Goats and Ducks

Clissold Park is one of the most pleasant places I have been fortunate enough to visit.  It has lakes with numerous waterfowl, a goat enclosure, a deer enclosure, a small butterfly house (sometimes), a paddling pool (sometimes), a playground, a skate park, a small aviary, tennis courts and an indoor/outdoor café.  Please click here⇐ for more information and an expandable park map.

The above view is from near the Green Lanes entrance.  Probably the easiest means of travel is to Manor House underground rail station then a bus 141 or 341 (from Stop C beside the shops opposite the Park View Cafe) traveling south and alight at the second stop after passing the large brick-built synagogue with two towers.

Just to the left of the entrance is the first lake (the other is a little further along) where, of course, will be found some of these ⇓.

For more Clissold Park wildfowl including Canada Geese Goslings please click here ⇐.

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And, for still more with Egyptian Geese Goslings, Mallard Ducklings and Coot Chicks please click here ⇐.

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And, there are some ducks here ⇓ followed by some four legged critters and the café with its Wisteria. 🙂

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Which James Bond film does he ⇑ remind you of ?

” I may appear to be a little wooden but the girls are more relaxed” ⇓.

“Oh what bliss, four or five hours to put my feet up while his nibs does posing”

“Oh well, I suppose I could take a break.  Somebody peel me a grape”.

Further towards the church steeple and a little to the right are the enclosures..

“Did somebody mention nibbles”.

There is small geodetic dome for a butterfly house but it was not open when I was there.  There is also a small aviary but it was not possible to photograph through the complex mesh.  So I photographed a flower instead and then on to the deer.

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You cannot enter these enclosure and these photographs were taken with a zoom lens. Nevertheless, it is an opportunity to safely see these animals and without having to travel far out of London. 

There are more deer at Bushy Park ⇐, Richmond Park and Hampton Court Old Deer Park. In those places it is possible to roam more freely (with care) although the deer can be difficult to locate in such large expanses.  The easiest to find are at Hampton Court Old Deer Park where the deer are either in the open field or somewhere beneath the single line of trees.

A little further on is a view of St Mary’s Church (Stoke Newington).  The small footbridge crosses a short section of what remains of New River, which was new in 1613.  More of that later.

Moving to the left and going around, there is ⇓.

The Clissold House café with its nearby hedge of Wisteria. At the bottom right can be seen a little of the old New River.

Which also has the occasional duck.

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On the other side of the Wisteria hedge is another area of the café.  Such places can be a little expensive, so a picnic is always worth considering.

So as we leave the park, the church is at our backs and will be in another post.  Not far off is the Rose and Crown with menus⇒ where the prices are not too unreasonable for a meal and you can get a Sunday Roast up to eight or nine in the evening (probably a good idea to book ahead).

I hope you enjoyed the tour. Next is the nearby St Mary’s Church⇐ and then the slightly more rugged Woodberry Wetlands and New River walk⇐.

May 12, 2016 | Categories: North London, Photography, places to photograph in london, Places to Visit, Travel, uk, Wildlife | Tags: deer, mallard, park, redhead duck, st mary's, stoke newington, tufted duck, wisteria | 2 Comments