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Wards Road Allotments

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.57113, 0.08944

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Canada Goose, Coot, Moorhen +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Coot, Moorhen +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, 22-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, 22-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Public Right of Way 74Walking route
Named routeRef 74Local walking route
London LOOP (Section 20)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Jubilee Greenway (section 4)Walking route
Named routeRef JGRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring (Section 14)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

87 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Roding Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef RVW
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 16Cycling route
Named routeRef C16Regional cycle route
LCN 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
Roding Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ilford: Former Wards Road railway bridge

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ilford: Former Wards Road railway bridge

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Nearby places

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🌱Wanstead ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Wanstead ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Barking ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Plashet ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Seven Kings ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Valentines ParkUrban park1.3 km→

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