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Soham Lane Open Space

7 ha

📷 Burgess Von Thunen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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51.66967, -0.02452

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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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coot, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Banded Demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Banded Demoiselle, Emperor Dragonfly +50 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

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LOOP link to Gordon Hill stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

New River LinkWalking route

Named routeRef NR linkLocal 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

🚴

Cycling

144 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

ProposedCycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

River Lea NavigationCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Forty Hall Park GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cycleway 1Cycling route

Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

18,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2025

Pied Wagtail · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Cormorant · Tufted Duck +58

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common GullLarus canus
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
GoosanderMergus merganser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
ScaupAythya marila
SmewMergellus albellus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JayGarrulus glandarius
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SwallowHirundo rustica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2026

Graphosoma italicum · Rhyzobius litura · Southern Hawker

Graphosoma italicumGraphosoma italicum2025
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,146 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumn

2025

Pied Wagtail · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Cormorant · Tufted Duck +58

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common GullLarus canus
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
GoosanderMergus merganser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
ScaupAythya marila
SmewMergellus albellus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JayGarrulus glandarius
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SwallowHirundo rustica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2026

Graphosoma italicum · Rhyzobius litura · Southern Hawker

Graphosoma italicumGraphosoma italicum2025
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Burgess Von Thunen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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