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Drysdale Park

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.63708, -0.01025

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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
☀️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

🌞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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coot, Pied Wagtail, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Pied Wagtail, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Nebria brevicollis +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Nebria brevicollis +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

New River LinkWalking route

Named routeRef NR linkLocal walking route

Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route

LOOP link to Enfield Lock stationWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Beech TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

151 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

Roding Valley WayCycling route

Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

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

Wildlife to spot

32,955 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,955 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Robin · Great Tit · Gadwall · Magpie · Woodpigeon +55

RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
GadwallMareca strepera
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CootFulica atra2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SmewMergellus albellus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Swan GooseAnser cygnoides2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects19 species

winter

2026

Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Myrmica scabrinodis · Notiophilus biguttatus · Paranchus albipes · Euophryum confine +14

Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes
Euophryum confineEuophryum confine
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus
Bembidion obtusumBembidion obtusum
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
Badister bullatusBadister bullatus
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Platyderus depressusPlatyderus depressus
Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Leistus rufomarginatusLeistus rufomarginatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dienerella clathrataDienerella clathrata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,955 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Robin · Great Tit · Gadwall · Magpie · Woodpigeon +55

RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
GadwallMareca strepera
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CootFulica atra2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SmewMergellus albellus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Swan GooseAnser cygnoides2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects19 species

winter

2026

Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Myrmica scabrinodis · Notiophilus biguttatus · Paranchus albipes · Euophryum confine +14

Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes
Euophryum confineEuophryum confine
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus
Bembidion obtusumBembidion obtusum
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
Badister bullatusBadister bullatus
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Platyderus depressusPlatyderus depressus
Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Leistus rufomarginatusLeistus rufomarginatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dienerella clathrataDienerella clathrata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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