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Roding Valley Community Garden

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper, Orange Ladybird +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper, Orange Ladybird +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Public Right of Way 74Walking route

Named routeRef 74Local 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

Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Roding Valley WayCycling route

Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Seven Kings GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 7KGLocal cycle route

Cycleway 25Cycling route

Named routeRef C25Regional cycle route

Cycleway 16Cycling route

Link from Cycleway 16 to Barkingside station

Named routeRef C16Regional cycle route

Hainault GreenwayCycling route

Named route

LCN 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths

Luxborough Lanebridleway · 205 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 205 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Squirrel's Lanebridleway · 97 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 97 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

43,105 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

43,105 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Coot · Tufted Duck +59

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WryneckJynx torquilla2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winterspring

2026

Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects60 species

summer

2026

Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Orange Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug +55

Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Back-SwimmerNotonecta
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
SuilliaSuillia2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2025
Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Aphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypii2025
Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2025
Bee WolfPhilanthus triangulum2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Common Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

43,105 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Coot · Tufted Duck +59

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WryneckJynx torquilla2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winterspring

2026

Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects60 species

summer

2026

Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Orange Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug +55

Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Back-SwimmerNotonecta
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
SuilliaSuillia2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2025
Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Aphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypii2025
Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2025
Bee WolfPhilanthus triangulum2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Common Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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