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Most of Leyton Flats is open grassland, kept open by grazing by commoners' cattle. It has large patches of gorse and broom, which are well used by birds for nesting, and is also the London stronghold for creeping willow. The northern section has mature oak woodland and an interesting marshy area of shallow pools and willow scrub. It has two large ponds: Hollow Pond, used for boating, and Eagle Pond. Eagle Pond, one of the oldest in the Forest, is quite deep in places and has a large concentration of mute swans.
Visiting
East of the Whipps Cross roundabout (A104/A114), running alongside Woodford New Road up to the A406 North Circular Road to the north.
Snaresbrook tube station is a short walk from Eagle Pond. Buses from Romford to Walthamstow via Ilford run past Hollow Pond.
Accessible at all times.
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