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Woodford Golf Course

✦ Ancient woodland51 ha

📷 Robert Lamb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome51 ha

Getting here

51.62041, 0.01737

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 63m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Mallow, Creeping Buttercup, Cow Parsley +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Closterotomus trivialis, Batman Hoverfly +174 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Closterotomus trivialis, Batman Hoverfly +174 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

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

85 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
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
Cycleway 21Cycling route
Named routeRef C21Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tuttlebee Lanebridleway · 80 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 80 mPath type: residential
Tuttlebee Lanebridleway · 69 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 69 mSurface compactedPath type: track

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 park3.9 km→🌱Ridgeway ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Ray ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Aveling FieldsUrban park3.8 km→🌱Lloyd ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Claybury ParkUrban park4 km→

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