Glebe Avenue Play Area
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.89467, 0.54928
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Small White, Gatekeeper +202 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 9 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
56 signed routes nearby
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Notley Link PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
Route 16Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route177 m▾
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Main RouteCycling route376 m▾
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Wildlife to spot
11,505 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,505 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Jay · Grey Wagtail +46
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwiftApus apus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Otiorhynchus crataegi · Larinus turbinatus · Physatocheila dumetorum · Leiosoma deflexum · Welsh Chafer +38
- Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi
- Larinus turbinatusLarinus turbinatus
- Physatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorum
- Leiosoma deflexumLeiosoma deflexum
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- Omosita discoideaOmosita discoidea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,505 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Jay · Grey Wagtail +46
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwiftApus apus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Otiorhynchus crataegi · Larinus turbinatus · Physatocheila dumetorum · Leiosoma deflexum · Welsh Chafer +38
- Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi
- Larinus turbinatusLarinus turbinatus
- Physatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorum
- Leiosoma deflexumLeiosoma deflexum
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- Omosita discoideaOmosita discoidea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
