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Places › England › London › Barking and Dagenham Getting here
51.55227, 0.12576
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Broad Centurion, Polistichus connexus +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Broad Centurion, Polistichus connexus +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 145 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
6,959 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,959 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +42
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swift Apus apus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Barn Owl Tyto alba Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Broad Centurion · Polistichus connexus · Batman Hoverfly · Firebug · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024 Polistichus connexus Polistichus connexus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,959 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +42
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swift Apus apus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Barn Owl Tyto alba Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Broad Centurion · Polistichus connexus · Batman Hoverfly · Firebug · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024 Polistichus connexus Polistichus connexus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2024
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2024
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2024
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Cryptocephalus rufipes Cryptocephalus rufipes2024
Cryptocephalus rufipes Cryptocephalus rufipes2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris2024
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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