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Woodford Golf Course

2 ha

📷 Robert Lamb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.61904, 0.01663

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Closterotomus trivialis, Marmalade Hoverfly +168 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Closterotomus trivialis, Marmalade Hoverfly +168 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Mallow, Creeping Buttercup, Cow Parsley · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Mallow, Creeping Buttercup, Cow Parsley · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 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
Pymmes Brook TrailWalking route

This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

87 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
Cycleway 25Cycling route
Named routeRef C25Regional cycle route
River Lea NavigationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 16Cycling route

Link from Cycleway 16 to Barkingside station

Named routeRef C16Regional cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sweeping curve in the grass on Woodford Golf Course

📷 Robert Lamb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sweeping curve in the grass on Woodford Golf Course

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lloyd ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Ridgeway ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Ray ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Aveling FieldsUrban park3.7 km→🌱Lloyd ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Claybury ParkUrban park4 km→

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