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Stapleford Abbotts Golf Club

3 ha
WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 494m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Peacock +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Floating Pennywort, Broad-leaved Dock, Spear Thistle +9 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Broad-leaved Dock, Spear Thistle +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
London LOOP (Section 21)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 22)Walking route

"Section 22 of the London LOOP offers a short walk through community woodland and riverside scenery."

Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
LOOP link to Havering Green bus stopWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 20)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
LCN 61Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCN 60Cycling route

One of the LCN's "orbital routes in north east London". LCN60 was supposed to reach Harold Hill, but never made it that far.

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCN 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
LCN 61Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCN 58Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Curtis Mill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.2 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.2 kmPath type: service

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