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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome38 ha
Getting here
51.58818, 0.23848
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Starling
- ☀️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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Starling
- ☀️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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Gatekeeper, Small White +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
London LOOP (Section 21)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 22)Walking route▾
"Section 22 of the London LOOP offers a short walk through community woodland and riverside scenery."
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 23)Walking route▾
"Section 23 of the London LOOP offers picturesque views alongside the River Ingrebourne."
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Footpath 133Walking route▾
Named routeRef 133Local walking route
LOOP link to Havering Green bus stopWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
LCN 61Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
Photos
Play area, Harold Wood Park
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
9,521 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,521 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Starling · Robin · House Sparrow +46
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2024
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Banded Demoiselle · Green-veined White · Small White +31
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,521 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Starling · Robin · House Sparrow +46
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2024
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Banded Demoiselle · Green-veined White · Small White +31
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas