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The Dell

8 ha

WildlifeBirdsInsects

Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

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51.53275, 0.22672

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Firebug, Leopoldius calceatus, Cream-spot Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Firebug, Leopoldius calceatus, Cream-spot Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Green Chain Walk section 2Walking route

"Enjoy a panoramic view of the Thames estuary at Erith before heading up to high climes at Bostall Woods and London's hidden heathland."

Named routeRef G-CRegional 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

London LOOP (Section 23)Walking route

"Section 23 of the London LOOP offers picturesque views alongside the River Ingrebourne."

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route

London LOOP (Section 24)Walking route

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route

Accessible Route, Rainham HallWalking route500 m

Named routeLength 500 mLocal walking route

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Cycling

100 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route

Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12Local cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike CourseMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

53,206 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

53,206 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

winterspring

2026

Woodpigeon · Redwing · Green Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +26

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Barn OwlTyto alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little OwlAthene noctua
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Tawny OwlStrix aluco

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

53,206 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

winterspring

2026

Woodpigeon · Redwing · Green Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +26

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Barn OwlTyto alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little OwlAthene noctua
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Tawny OwlStrix aluco

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🏞️BELHUS WOODSCountry park2.5 km→🌱Hornchurch Country ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Ingrebourne HillUrban park2.1 km→🏞️EASTBROOKENDCountry park4 km→🌱Beam ParklandsUrban park4.2 km→🌱Berwick GladesUrban park400 m→

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