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Places › England › London › Barking and Dagenham Getting here
51.55265, 0.15786
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 23) Walking route ▾
"Section 23 of the London LOOP offers picturesque views alongside the River Ingrebourne."
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 24) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map Accessible Route, Rainham Hall Walking route 500 m ▾
Named route Length 500 m Local walking route
Show on map Footpath 133 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 133 Local walking route
Show on map 117 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Seven Kings Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7KG Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 16 Cycling route ▾
Link from Cycleway 16 to Barkingside station
Named route Ref C16 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike Course Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Rainham Road at the junction of Ashbrook Road
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Wildlife to spot
13,299 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,299 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Coot +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Pill Beetle +6
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,299 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Coot +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Pill Beetle +6
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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