Maylands Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › London › Havering Getting here
51.60891, 0.24505
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 445m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 445m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Green-veined White +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Green-veined White +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
London LOOP (Section 21) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 22) Walking route ▾
"Section 22 of the London LOOP offers a short walk through community woodland and riverside scenery."
Named route Ref LOOP Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Footpath 133 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 133 Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Havering Green bus stop Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 20) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Dagnam Park Drive, Harold Hill, Essex
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Wildlife to spot
9,473 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,473 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goosander Mergus merganser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Pond Terrapin
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Small Red-eyed Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Strawberry-blossom Weevil · Hornet Hoverfly +5
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024 Top-horned Hunchback Acrocera orbiculus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,473 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goosander Mergus merganser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Pond Terrapin
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Small Red-eyed Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Strawberry-blossom Weevil · Hornet Hoverfly +5
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024 Top-horned Hunchback Acrocera orbiculus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2024
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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