Currently, work underway to make it less vulnerable to dumping and illegal occupation which have blighted it.
At high level, grassed area for sports and recreation, trees, shrubs and hedge and longer grassland at lower level and along Lee Navigation tow path.
streams, pond, scrubland, mature trees, Grassland- long and amenity, and rare wet woodland habitat.
some will be destroyed by building bridge to connect Waterden Road with Stratford Rail Lands Development.
on North London Line
connects Lee Navigation to Regents Canal.
on North London Line
Open spaces well used for recreation and sports, lots of football pitches marked out.
Together with Middlesex Filter Beds, a local nature reserve, important wildlife areas, open water, river banks, trees and woodland, long grass as well as amenity grassland.
Tidal as far as Lea Bridge Road. Some ‘natural’ sections important for spawning fish, sustain a variety of plant and bird life such as herons and cormorants, kingfisher, coot, moorhen, and swan nest along River Lea in Hackney. Winter visitors include teal and tufted duck.
Mature trees along the river bank (sycamore, ash, willow, plane, black poplar, including native black poplar).
Steep banks along Hackney Wick section, with mud banks and reed beds as approach Old Ford.
Cycle circuit a one mile undulating track with great views over Lower Lee Valley.
Industrial land, warehouses and old greyhound track bought by LDA to form part of Olympics Bid.
Bid could help bring land together but also means delays in implementing Master Plan with emphasis on business use and employment rather than sports and leisure.
mature trees and more recent planting, including native black poplars.
London Mayor 'does not intend that there should be any building on' 'Hackney Marshes'.
Waiting confirmation that East Marsh, Arena Field, and Wick Woodland are not under threat.