Beam Valley Country Park 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Barking and Dagenham Getting here
51.54435, 0.17603
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 331m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 331m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Coot, Mute Swan, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
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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 London LOOP (Section 24) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Seven Kings Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7KG Local cycle route
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Show on map LCN 68 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
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Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike Course Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
9,741 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,741 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog +1
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +15
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,741 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog +1
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +15
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula2025
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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