Redbridge Recreation Ground
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.58563, 0.04588
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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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 261m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 261m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Public Right of Way 74Walking route▾
Named routeRef 74Local walking route
Capital Ring link to Hackney Wick stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 20)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Capital Ring (Section 13)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
93 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 61Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C61Local cycle route
LCN 11 (quiet route)Cycling route▾
'Quiet' alternative route on Stratford to Leytonstone cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
23,197 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,197 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common GullLarus canus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwiftApus apus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Syrphus · Speckled Bush-cricket · Scarce Chaser · Byturus ochraceus · 22-spot Ladybird +30
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025
- Byturus ochraceusByturus ochraceus2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,197 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common GullLarus canus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwiftApus apus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Syrphus · Speckled Bush-cricket · Scarce Chaser · Byturus ochraceus · 22-spot Ladybird +30
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025
- Byturus ochraceusByturus ochraceus2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusVernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus2025Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus2025Phania funestaPhania funesta2025Phania funestaPhania funesta2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes2025Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Anthribus fasciatusAnthribus fasciatus2025Anthribus fasciatusAnthribus fasciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus2025Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025BibioBibio2025BibioBibio2025Dalopius marginatusDalopius marginatus2025Dalopius marginatusDalopius marginatus2025