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Ashvale Gardens Allotments

📷 John Winfield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.55602, 0.26949

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

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

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Havering Green WaysWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 58Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 13Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike CourseMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Railway Bridge, St Marys Lane, Cranham, Essex

📷 John Winfield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Railway Bridge, St Marys Lane, Cranham, Essex

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🏞️BELHUS WOODSCountry park4.2 km→🌱Hornchurch Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Upminster ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Folkes Lane WoodUrban park2.9 km→🌱Berwick GladesUrban park3.9 km→🌱Harold Wood ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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