Broadleaved woodland near Marks Gate
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.59175, 0.13894
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
London LOOP (Section 21)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Footpath 133Walking route▾
Named routeRef 133Local walking route
LOOP link to Havering Green bus stopWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 20)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
LCN 61Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Seven Kings GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 7KGLocal cycle route
Cycleway 16Cycling route▾
Link from Cycleway 16 to Barkingside station
Named routeRef C16Regional cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,442 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,442 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Common Pipistrelle · Nyctalus Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Nyctalus Bat speciesNyctalus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
🦎Reptiles1 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Stag Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +33
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Common Nettle · Yarrow · Elder · Garlic Mustard · Groundsel +12
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,442 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Common Pipistrelle · Nyctalus Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Nyctalus Bat speciesNyctalus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
🦎Reptiles1 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Stag Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +33
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Common Nettle · Yarrow · Elder · Garlic Mustard · Groundsel +12
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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