Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
51.53537, 0.14158
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 147m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 147m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
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 km22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 linkWalking route▾
Named routeRef G-CRegional 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
Capital Ring (Section 15, alternate route avoiding locks)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
159 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
LCN 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
LCN 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55Local cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike CourseMountain bike route▾
Photos
The Gores, Goresbrook Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
8,670 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,670 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Magpie +47
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CootFulica atra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedshankTringa totanus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- SwiftApus apus
- TealAnas crecca
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects31 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Broad Centurion +26
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,670 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Magpie +47
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CootFulica atra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedshankTringa totanus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- SwiftApus apus
- TealAnas crecca
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects31 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Broad Centurion +26
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tropidia scita
Tropidia scita
Tropidia scita2024
Tropidia scita2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Trichius gallicusTrichius gallicus2025Trichius gallicusTrichius gallicus2025Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2025Bee BeetleTrichius fasciatus2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2024Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2024Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2024Cryptocephalus rufipesCryptocephalus rufipes2024Cryptocephalus rufipesCryptocephalus rufipes2024Red Banded Sand WaspAmmophila sabulosa2024Red Banded Sand WaspAmmophila sabulosa2024Phyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaeris2024Phyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaeris202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024SyrphusSyrphus2024SyrphusSyrphus2024ParhelophilusParhelophilus2024ParhelophilusParhelophilus2024Larinus turbinatusLarinus turbinatus2024Larinus turbinatusLarinus turbinatus2024Valgus hemipterusValgus hemipterus2024Valgus hemipterusValgus hemipterus2024Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2024Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Events & activities nearby
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