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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Barking and Dagenham Getting here
51.53583, 0.15870
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 252m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 252m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Starling +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Starling +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 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 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 The Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Green Chain Walk section 2 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map 139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 136 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike Course Mountain bike route ▾
Photos View of a 1953 Ford Consul MKL in the Steam and Cider Festival at Old Dagenham Park
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Wildlife to spot
7,106 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,106 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Herring Gull +45
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · 2-spot Ladybird +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,106 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Herring Gull +45
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · 2-spot Ladybird +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina2025
Palomena prasina2025
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
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula2025
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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