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The Shrubbery - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.50881, 0.24700

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
link to Erith stationWalking route

signpost link from Erith station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional 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
London LOOP (Section 24)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
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Cycling

132 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 125Cycling route
Named routeRef 125Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
LCNCycling 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

Lake, Kennington Park

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lake, Kennington Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BELHUS WOODSCountry park1.3 km→🌱Ingrebourne HillUrban park4 km→🌱Hornchurch Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦BELHUS PARKHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Berwick GladesUrban park3.4 km→🌱Rainham Recreation GroundUrban park3.9 km→

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