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Lincoln Road Allotments

1 ha

📷 Helen Steed · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕The Canteen Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕The Canteen Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Closterotomus trivialis +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Closterotomus trivialis +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Public Right of Way 74Walking route

Named routeRef 74Local walking route

Capital Ring link to Clapton StationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route

Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

117 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12Local cycle route

Roding Valley WayCycling route

Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Cycleway 26Cycling route

Named routeRef C26Regional cycle route

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Cycleway 25Cycling route

Named routeRef C25Regional cycle route

Cycleway 25Cycling route

Named routeRef C25Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

40,536 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,536 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Black Redstart · Coot +35

PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
CootFulica atra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Platycheirus · Epistrophe eligans

PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,536 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Black Redstart · Coot +35

PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
CootFulica atra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Platycheirus · Epistrophe eligans

PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Helen Steed · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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