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Luxborough Lake

26 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

51.62133, 0.05438

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +55 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +55 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug +18 more · last seen 2026

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

café; Urban park — family destination

Foraging

Good match

Varies

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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13 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Public Right of Way 74Walking route▾

Named routeRef 74Local 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

Beech TrailWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

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39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Roding Valley WayCycling route▾

Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal 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

Hainault GreenwayCycling route▾

Named route

LCN 11Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

LCNCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Horse riding

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18 public paths nearby

Public paths

Luxborough Lanebridleway · 618 m▾

Public pathbridlewayLength 618 mPath type: unclassified

Luxborough Lanebridleway · 231 m▾

Public pathbridlewayLength 231 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Luxborough Lanebridleway · 205 m▾

Public pathbridlewayLength 205 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Squirrel's Lanebridleway · 97 m▾

Public pathbridlewayLength 97 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Luxborough Lanebridleway · 71 m▾

Public pathbridlewayLength 71 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

60,770 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

60,770 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds58 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Blue Tit

+53 more species

All 58 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
TealAnas crecca2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025

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Amphibians4 species

winterspring

2026

Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

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Insects21 species

autumn

2026

Orange Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Square-spot Rustic · Large Yellow Underwing

+16 more species

All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

60,770 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds58 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Blue Tit

+53 more species

All 58 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
TealAnas crecca2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025

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Amphibians4 species

winterspring

2026

Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

🐝

Insects21 species

autumn

2026

Orange Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Square-spot Rustic · Large Yellow Underwing

+16 more species

All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Café

1 nearby · 243m

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Parking

1 nearby · 472m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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