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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha
Getting here
51.60747, 0.22947
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Starling +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Starling +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Stag Beetle +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
London LOOP (Section 21)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 22)Walking route▾
"Section 22 of the London LOOP offers a short walk through community woodland and riverside scenery."
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional 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
49 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
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 60Cycling route▾
One of the LCN's "orbital routes in north east London". LCN60 was supposed to reach Harold Hill, but never made it that far.
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCN 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
13,051 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,051 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Starling · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +35
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grass Snake · Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
🐸Amphibians4 species
autumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Small White · Marmalade Hoverfly +24
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
- CommaPolygonia c-album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,051 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Starling · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +35
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grass Snake · Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
🐸Amphibians4 species
autumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Small White · Marmalade Hoverfly +24
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
- CommaPolygonia c-album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridulaSouthern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiSphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Top-horned HunchbackAcrocera orbiculus2024Top-horned HunchbackAcrocera orbiculus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2024White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2024Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2024White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024