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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 192m away — 16 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 192m away — 16 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Dock Bug +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Dock Bug +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 13
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Purfleet station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map link to Abbey Wood station Walking route ▾
Signed link from Abbey Wood station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map Green Chain Walk section 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map link to Erith station Walking route ▾
signpost link from Erith station to the Green Chain Walk
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map 159 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 136 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 58 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike Course Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
4,130 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,130 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling +40
Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Swift Apus apus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Teal Anas crecca Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 28 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Migrant Hawker +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023 Field Bindweed
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,130 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling +40
Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Swift Apus apus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Teal Anas crecca Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 28 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Migrant Hawker +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023 Field Bindweed
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stag Beetle
Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus2023
Lucanus cervus2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Trichius gallicus Trichius gallicus2025
Trichius gallicus Trichius gallicus2025
Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus2025
Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus2025
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2023
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2023
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2023
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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