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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › London › Barking and Dagenham Getting here
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Starling +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Starling +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Field Bindweed · last seen 2023; Plants — Field Bindweed · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 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 Green Chain Walk section 2 Walking route ▾
"Enjoy a panoramic view of the Thames estuary at Erith before heading up to high climes at Bostall Woods and London's hidden heathland."
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map The Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 155 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
5,912 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,912 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie +37
Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Common Gull Larus canus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 29 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Broad Centurion +24
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,912 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie +37
Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Common Gull Larus canus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 29 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Broad Centurion +24
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina2025
Palomena prasina2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Tropidia scita Tropidia scita2024
Tropidia scita Tropidia scita2024
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
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Trichius gallicus Trichius gallicus2025
Trichius gallicus Trichius gallicus2025
Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus2025
Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2024
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2024
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2024
Cryptocephalus rufipes Cryptocephalus rufipes2024
Cryptocephalus rufipes Cryptocephalus rufipes2024
Red Banded Sand Wasp Ammophila sabulosa2024
Red Banded Sand Wasp Ammophila sabulosa2024
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris2024
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris2024
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2024
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2024
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