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51.54358, 0.12781
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▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 430m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 430m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Starling +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Starling +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map Green Chain Walk section 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref G-C Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 15, alternate route avoiding locks) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 23) Walking route ▾
"Section 23 of the London LOOP offers picturesque views alongside the River Ingrebourne."
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 24) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map 164 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Seven Kings Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7KG Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 (via Woolwich Ferry) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 16 Cycling route ▾
Link from Cycleway 16 to Barkingside station
Named route Ref C16 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike Course Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Path junction, Parsloes Park
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Wildlife to spot
8,687 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,687 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +43
Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Swift Apus apus Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Barn Owl Tyto alba 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Broad Centurion · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug +18
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,687 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +43
Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Swift Apus apus Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Barn Owl Tyto alba 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Broad Centurion · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug +18
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polistichus connexus
Polistichus connexus
Polistichus connexus2025
Polistichus connexus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Trichius gallicus Trichius gallicus2025
Trichius gallicus Trichius gallicus2025
Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus2025
Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2024
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2024
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2024
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Cryptocephalus rufipes Cryptocephalus rufipes2024
Cryptocephalus rufipes Cryptocephalus rufipes2024