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Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite including Anti-Tank Blocks on Lippitts Hill

1 ha

📷 terry joyce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.65503, 0.01700

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Campsite

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +105 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +105 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Greenwich Meridian Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oak TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
LOOP link to Enfield Lock stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Beech TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

129 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (12)Cycling route

Alternative (step-free) route avoiding railway bridge

Named routeRef (12)Local cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
River Lea NavigationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route
Route (1)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
Cycleway 21Cycling route
Named routeRef C21Regional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 95 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 95 mPath type: bridleway
Blind Lanebridleway · 257 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 257 mPath type: bridleway
Green Lanebridleway · 936 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 936 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lippitts Hill

📷 terry joyce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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