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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.80067, 0.62782
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Ray WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lockram Lanepublic footpath · 123 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 123 mPath type: footway
Lockram Lanepublic footpath · 52 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mPath type: service
77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN Link PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
Regional Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
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8,409 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,409 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PochardAythya ferina
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Pine Marten · Muntjac · Mole
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Hornet · Red Admiral · Banded Demoiselle · Rose Chafer +30
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- HornetVespa crabro
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,409 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PochardAythya ferina
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Pine Marten · Muntjac · Mole
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Hornet · Red Admiral · Banded Demoiselle · Rose Chafer +30
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- HornetVespa crabro
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarumHumming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarumWestern Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisCommon BluePolyommatus icarusCommon BluePolyommatus icarusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusJersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctariaJersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctariaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024BumblebeeBombus2024BumblebeeBombus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024