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Chingford Golf Course

✦ Ancient woodland95 ha

📷 Robert Lamb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome95 ha

Getting here

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParkingToilets

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Magpie, Gadwall +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Magpie, Gadwall +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Nebria brevicollis +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Public Right of Way 74Walking route
Named routeRef 74Local walking route
New River LinkWalking route
Named routeRef NR linkLocal walking route
Oak TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Woodman Lanepublic footpath · 95 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 95 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

135 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (12)Cycling route

Alternative (step-free) route avoiding railway bridge

Named routeRef (12)Local cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route
River Lea NavigationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Forty Hall Park GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gilwell Lanebridleway · 257 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 257 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Green Lanebridleway · 936 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 936 mPath type: bridleway
Gilwell Roadbridleway · 33 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 33 mPath type: unclassified
Gilwell Lanebridleway · 16 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 16 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Gilwell Lanebridleway · 2 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View of golfers in Chingford Golf Course #7

📷 Robert Lamb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View of golfers in Chingford Golf Course #7

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🌱Ridgeway ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Ray ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Enfield Island Village Play AreaUrban park3.2 km→🌱Enfield Island Village Play AreaUrban park3.2 km→🌱Albany ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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