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Plumridge Wood

3 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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51.67892, -0.15620

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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 Chiffchaff and Wren
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Wren
🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Wren, Kestrel +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Wren, Kestrel +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Hornbeam, False Oat-grass +55 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hawthorn, Hornbeam, False Oat-grass +55 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Hogweed +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Cabbage Bug +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Cabbage Bug +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Red TrailWalking route

Named routeListed length 1.2 miRound tripLocal walking route

LOOP link to Cockfosters UndergroundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route

Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal walking route

LOOP link to Gordon Hill stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

New River LinkWalking route

Named routeRef NR linkLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Enfield Chase to Arnos Park GreenwayCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Cycleway 21Cycling route

Finished Cycleway route will run from Meridian Water to Enfield Town

Named routeRegional cycle route

Cycleway 20Cycling route

Named routeRef C20Regional cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 85Cycling route

Named routeRef 85Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,439 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,439 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Buzzard · Red Kite · Wren +47

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Red KiteMilvus milvus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
NuthatchSitta europaea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwiftApus apus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwallowHirundo rustica
CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Weasel · Red Fox

WeaselMustela nivalis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects7 species

winterspringsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Rose Chafer · Brown Tree Ant · Trichopsocus brincki · Hairy Shieldbug +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2025
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,439 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Buzzard · Red Kite · Wren +47

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Red KiteMilvus milvus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
NuthatchSitta europaea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwiftApus apus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwallowHirundo rustica
CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Weasel · Red Fox

WeaselMustela nivalis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects7 species

winterspringsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Rose Chafer · Brown Tree Ant · Trichopsocus brincki · Hairy Shieldbug +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2025
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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