Barley Lane Recreation Ground
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Redbridge Getting here
51.56763, 0.11313
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Coot, Greylag Goose +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Coot, Greylag Goose +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Batman Hoverfly, Polistichus connexus +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Batman Hoverfly, Polistichus connexus +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Public Right of Way 74 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee Greenway (section 4) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JG Regional walking route
Show on map Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 14) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW
Show on map 95 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Roding Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RVW
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C16 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,400 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,400 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Canada Goose · Coot · Greylag Goose · Egyptian Goose · Robin +35
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Gadwall Mareca strepera Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Polistichus connexus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · Varied Carpet Beetle +24
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 Polistichus connexus Polistichus connexus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,400 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Canada Goose · Coot · Greylag Goose · Egyptian Goose · Robin +35
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Gadwall Mareca strepera Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Polistichus connexus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · Varied Carpet Beetle +24
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 Polistichus connexus Polistichus connexus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2024
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2024
Opsius stactogalus Opsius stactogalus2024
Opsius stactogalus Opsius stactogalus2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2024
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus2024
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus2024
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2023
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2023
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2023
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2023
Fieberiella Fieberiella2023
Fieberiella Fieberiella2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2023
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2023
Hallomenus binotatus Hallomenus binotatus2023
Hallomenus binotatus Hallomenus binotatus2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Phryganea grandis Phryganea grandis2023
Phryganea grandis Phryganea grandis2023
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2023
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2023 