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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Redbridge Getting here
51.62792, 0.02240
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Dock Bug, Closterotomus trivialis +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Dock Bug, Closterotomus trivialis +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Public Right of Way 74 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local walking route
Show on map Oak Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 19) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Enfield Lock station Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 132 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (12) Cycling route ▾
Alternative (step-free) route avoiding railway bridge
Named route Ref (12) Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Roding Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RVW Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C26 Regional cycle route
Show on map River Lea Navigation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 16 Cycling route ▾
Link from Cycleway 16 to Barkingside station
Named route Ref C16 Regional cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tuttlebee Lane bridleway · 69 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 69 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Tuttlebee Lane bridleway · 80 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 80 m Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
67,591 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 67,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Grey Heron +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Teal Anas crecca Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Smew Mergellus albellus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Back-Swimmer · Orange Ladybird · Water Scorpion · Elaphrus cupreus · Notiophilus biguttatus +3
Back-Swimmer Notonecta Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 67,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Grey Heron +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Teal Anas crecca Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Smew Mergellus albellus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Back-Swimmer · Orange Ladybird · Water Scorpion · Elaphrus cupreus · Notiophilus biguttatus +3
Back-Swimmer Notonecta Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine 