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The Highams Park

2 ha

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.61035, 0.01025

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 144m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Closterotomus trivialis +92 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Closterotomus trivialis +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

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
Beech TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring (Section 13)Walking route

Alternative step-free route in Springfield Park

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

122 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Roding Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Cycleway 26Cycling route
Named routeRef C26Regional cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Cycleway 25Cycling route
Named routeRef C25Regional cycle route
River Lea NavigationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Highams Park lake

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Highams Park lake

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lloyd ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Ridgeway ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Ray ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Aveling FieldsUrban park2.7 km→🌱Clendish MarshUrban park4.2 km→🌱Lloyd ParkUrban park2.8 km→

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