Archibald Road Allotments
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Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.59251, 0.23755
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☕Station Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☕Station Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Stag Beetle +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Stag Beetle +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
London LOOP (Section 21)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 22)Walking route▾
"Section 22 of the London LOOP offers a short walk through community woodland and riverside scenery."
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 23)Walking route▾
"Section 23 of the London LOOP offers picturesque views alongside the River Ingrebourne."
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Footpath 133Walking route▾
Named routeRef 133Local walking route
LOOP link to Havering Green bus stopWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
LCN 61Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,003 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,003 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rook +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Rhyzobius forestieri · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum +5
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
- Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri
- Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,003 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rook +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Rhyzobius forestieri · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum +5
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
- Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri
- Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tachycixius pilosus
Tachycixius pilosus
Tachycixius pilosus
Tachycixius pilosus
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiCriomorphusCriomorphusCriomorphusCriomorphusDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula