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Franks Park

32 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

51.48750, 0.15928

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
☀️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

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
☀️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

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +91 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +91 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — House Cricket, Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Errastunus ocellaris +29 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Green Chain Walk section 1 linkWalking route

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

link to Abbey Wood stationWalking route

Signed link from Abbey Wood station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

Green Chain Walk section 1Walking route

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

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Cycling

247 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route

Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 58Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route (1)Cycling route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route

LCN 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18Local cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike CourseMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

30,932 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,932 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Canada Goose · Wren +63

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

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Mammals4 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025

🐝

Insects9 species

spring

2026

Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Small Heather Weevil · Gorse Weevil · Trioza urticae +4

Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Small Heather WeevilMicrelus ericae
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
7-spot Ladybird

🌿

Plants4 species

autumn

2026

Common Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Bud-headed Groove-moss · Juniper Haircap

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2025
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,932 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Canada Goose · Wren +63

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025

🐝

Insects9 species

spring

2026

Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Small Heather Weevil · Gorse Weevil · Trioza urticae +4

Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Small Heather WeevilMicrelus ericae
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
7-spot Ladybird

🌿

Plants4 species

autumn

2026

Common Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Bud-headed Groove-moss · Juniper Haircap

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2025
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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