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Riverside Golf Club

30 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

51.50788, 0.13258

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Moorhen +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Moorhen +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Brachinus sclopeta, Migrant Hawker, Firebug +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Brachinus sclopeta, Migrant Hawker, Firebug +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to Woolwich

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Green Chain Walk section 1 linkWalking route

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

link to Abbey Wood stationWalking route

Signed link from Abbey Wood station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

Green Chain Walk section 1Walking route

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

link to Erith stationWalking route

signpost link from Erith station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

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Cycling

205 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route

Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 58Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cycleway 33Cycling route

Named routeRef C33Regional cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike CourseMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

41,603 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

41,603 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Shelduck · Grey Heron · Canada Goose +61

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GadwallMareca strepera
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TealAnas crecca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025

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Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza urticae · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2026

Silver-moss · Common Feather-moss

Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

41,603 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Shelduck · Grey Heron · Canada Goose +61

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GadwallMareca strepera
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TealAnas crecca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza urticae · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2026

Silver-moss · Common Feather-moss

Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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