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Brookfield Allotment Site

3 ha

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.60658, 0.00526

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Closterotomus trivialis, Syrphus +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Closterotomus trivialis, Syrphus +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Public Right of Way 74Walking route
Named routeRef 74Local walking route
Capital Ring link to Clapton StationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Capital Ring (Section 13)Walking route

Alternative step-free route in Springfield Park

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

130 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Roding Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Cycleway 26Cycling route
Named routeRef C26Regional cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Cycleway 25Cycling route
Named routeRef C25Regional cycle route
River Lea NavigationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Building site, Armstrong Avenue, Walthamstow

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Building site, Armstrong Avenue, Walthamstow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lloyd ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Aveling FieldsUrban park2.2 km→🌱Ridgeway ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Ray ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Clendish MarshUrban park3.8 km→🌱Lloyd ParkUrban park2.3 km→

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