We first came across East India Dock Basin when my friend noticed a little sign just off the Lower Lea Crossing pointing to a bird sanctuary. It seemed pretty unlikely but sure enough, we followed it through the sculptured gates into that eerily beautiful park. My friend said, 'this is the sort of place you see Kingfishers' and sure enough, one chose that moment to fly past us. That's how I got hooked, now I walk through whenever possible on the way to work. It's a bit of a detour but going through that fantastic gate in the morning, seeing which birds have chosen to visit the dock that day, still feels like entering Narnia.