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Patch Park

2 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Black Patch Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.62865, 0.09135

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Square-spot Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Square-spot Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Public Right of Way 74Walking route
Named routeRef 74Local walking route
Oak TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Beech TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Roding Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Cycleway 16Cycling route

Link from Cycleway 16 to Barkingside station

Named routeRef C16Regional cycle route
LCN 60Cycling route

One of the LCN's "orbital routes in north east London". LCN60 was supposed to reach Harold Hill, but never made it that far.

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Hainault GreenwayCycling route
Named route
LCN 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 118 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 118 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Green Lanebridleway · 649 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 649 mPath type: track
Green Lanebridleway · 481 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 481 mPath type: unclassified
Green Lanebridleway · 152 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 152 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Black Patch Park

📷 Wikipedia · Black Patch Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱Ray ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Claybury ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Barkingside Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🌱Barkingside Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🌱Chigwell MeadowsUrban park900 m→🌱Luxborough LakeUrban park2.7 km→

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