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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 95m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 95m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Bishop's Mitre +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Bishop's Mitre +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Three Forests WayWalking route96 km

Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Public Right of Way 74Walking route

Named routeRef 74Local walking route

London LOOP (Section 20)Walking route

Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

LOOP Link to Chigwell UndergroundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

London LOOP (Section 21)Walking route

Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Roding Valley WayCycling route

Named routeRef RVWLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

12,026 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,026 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummerwinter

2026

Canada Goose · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Greylag Goose · Coot +53

Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025

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Insects21 species

summer

2025

16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Bishop's Mitre · Green Shieldbug · Xanthogramma pedissequum +16

16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,026 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummerwinter

2026

Canada Goose · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Greylag Goose · Coot +53

Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Bishop's Mitre · Green Shieldbug · Xanthogramma pedissequum +16

16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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