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Simmons Lane Allotments

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.62472, 0.00353

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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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +108 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Garlic Mustard · last seen 2024; Plants — Garlic Mustard · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
LOOP link to Enfield Lock stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Beech TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

149 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (12)Cycling route

Alternative (step-free) route avoiding railway bridge

Named routeRef (12)Local cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Roding Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Cycleway 26Cycling route
Named routeRef C26Regional cycle route
River Lea NavigationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Railway north of Simmons Lane

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Railway north of Simmons Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lloyd ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Ridgeway ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Ray ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Aveling FieldsUrban park3.7 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Clendish MarshUrban park4.6 km→

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