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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 198m 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 198m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ 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, Magpie, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 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 Capital Ring (Section 15, alternate route avoiding locks) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 159 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 LCN 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike Course Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
10,751 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,751 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Starling · Herring Gull · Magpie +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Linnet Linaria cannabina Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Skylark Alauda arvensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stock Dove Columba oenas 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,751 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Starling · Herring Gull · Magpie +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Linnet Linaria cannabina Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Skylark Alauda arvensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stock Dove Columba oenas 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Grasshopper
Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus2025
Chorthippus brunneus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Trichius gallicus Trichius gallicus2025
Trichius gallicus Trichius gallicus2025
Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus2025
Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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