Ashvale Gardens Allotments 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › London › Havering Getting here
51.55535, 0.27336
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
London LOOP (Section 21) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 22) Walking route ▾
"Section 22 of the London LOOP offers a short walk through community woodland and riverside scenery."
Named route Ref LOOP Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 23) Walking route ▾
"Section 23 of the London LOOP offers picturesque views alongside the River Ingrebourne."
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map Havering Green Ways Walking route ▾
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 136 National Cycle Network
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
19,124 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,124 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Blackbird +29
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Nuthatch Sitta europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 16-spot Ladybird · Coccidula rufa · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +4
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 22-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,124 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Blackbird +29
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Nuthatch Sitta europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 16-spot Ladybird · Coccidula rufa · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +4
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 22-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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