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BIRD REPORT NO.80 2015 MINI-GAZETTEER OF SITES

Amwell Key NR 10 Urban Area Watsonian Prae Vice-counties Wood Chipping EX Ongar N 00 TL HR TQ Hilfield Epping Park Res Forest Stocker’s Lake Thorndon 90 CP Broadwater Brent Heath Res Roding Lake Res Regent’s BU Park IL 80 + Rainham Marshes + Thames Res Colne Valley Colne MX Water Staines Res LWC

Q Q Mother Swanscombe Richmond Wandle Marshes 70 Park Meadows Thames

QE II Petts KT Farmlands Wood Res Darent

60 Sevenoaks Bookham WR Scale Common SY 1 5 10km Limpsfield 50 Chart

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LNHS Area map with locations of some well-known bird-watching sites. Boundary sites give an indication of the extent of the LNHS Area. A grey background shows a built-up area. (Contains data ©Crown copyright and database rights 2012) 10 LONDON BIRD REPORT NO. 80

MINI-GAZETTEER OF SITES ——— http://www.lnhs.org.uk > About Us> LNHS Sections> London Bird Club. ‘Bird Recording’

This lists the main sites in the London Area as well as all the sites added to the Full Gazetteer this year (the latter printed in italic type). Notes about sites are in blue type; cross-references from older names are in red type. A key to abbreviations is on page 30. If a site is not entirely within one of our recording areas, then it is usually taken to be in the recording area that contains the larger area of the site. The most notable of these are: all of the Lea Valley reservoirs, , Holyfield Lake, Country Park, Stocker's Lake, Victoria Park and Wraysbury Res.

Abbey Mills, Black Green Wood Cannon Street Station (SY) TQ264698 (HR) TL137028 (IL/MX) TQ326808 (SY) TQ352644 Black Green Wood, Smug Canons Farm (SY) TQ248577 Aldenham CP (HR) TQ170955 (HR) TL137028 (HR) TQ090970 (previously Aldenham Res) Black Jack's Mill, Cator Park (KT) TQ364702 Alexandra Park (MX) TQ300900 (MX) TQ043903 Cely Woods (EX) TQ560830 Allen Gdns, Spitalfields Black Park (BU) TQ010836 Central Park, (IL/MX) TQ340821 Bookham Common (SY) TQ130565 (KT) TQ543736 Amwell NR (HR) TL378128 Botley Hill (SY) TQ398556 Chase Stud Farm (SY) TQ188570 Arbrook Common (SY) TQ143632 (NX) TQ300914 Cheshunt GP (HR) TL370030 Ash Link NR (MX) TQ081685 Bramble Farm, Corbets Tey Chess Valley (HR) TQ052961 Ashford Common (MX) TQ087697 (EX) TQ568837 Green (EX) TQ383944 Ashtead Common (SY) TQ175595 Brent Res (MX) TQ215870 Chipstead (SY) TQ285580 Badgers Mount (KT) TQ495621 Brent River Park (MX) TQ199845 (KT) TQ445705 Banbury Res (EX) TQ362915 Common Banstead Downs (SY) TQ252610 (HR) TL130010 (HR) TQ033963 Barking Bay/Marsh (EX) TQ477820 , Church Lane Flood Meadow LNR (SY) TQ222758 (SY) TQ086655 (EX) TL494047 (HR) TQ218953 Broadwater Lake (MX) TQ045892 (IL/MX) TQ327811 Barnet General Hospital Brondesbury (MX) TQ245850 Claybury Woods & Park (HR) TQ237962 Brondesbury Park (EX) TQ435912 Park (IL/SY) TQ282772 (IL/MX) TQ240840 (previously Claybury Forest) Bayonne Park, Brook Farm, Curtismill Green Cleveland Park (MX) TQ165817 (IL/MX) TQ240777 (EX) TQ525962 Cobham Cem (SY) TQ118591 Bayswater (IL/MX) TQ257807 Broxbourne Woods Cobham Floods (SY) TQ106595 (HR) TL329073 Codham Hall Wood (SY) TQ290667 Buckingham Palace Gdns (EX) TQ585887 Lakes CP (MX) TQ078726 (IL/MX) TQ288796 (KT) TQ503732 Beech Farm GP (HR) TL190086 Buckland (SY) TQ222509 Cole Green Tip (HR) TL265112 Belhus Woods CP (EX) TQ570825 Bulphan Fen (EX) TQ633864 Colnbrook Landfill(BU) TQ025778 Bell Weir Lock, Egham (IL/SY) TQ335778 (MX) TQ282917 (SY) TQ018722 Bury Lake (HR) TQ053938 Connaught Water (EX) TQ404953 Belsize Park (MX) TQ273845 (MX) TQ160690 (in ) Bentley Priory NR (MX) TQ155927 Butter Hill, , Great Warley Gdns (SY) TQ281651 (EX) TQ580901 (IL/MX) TQ351826 (IL/SY) TQ355793 Coopers Green GP (HR) TL201097 MINI-GAZETTEER OF SITES 11

Coopers Green Lane Epsom Common (SY) TQ190605 Graeme Hendry Wood, Godstone (HR) TL192096 Epsom Downs (SY) TQ219582 (SY) TQ346503 Copthall Green (EX) TL423008 Esher Common (SY) TQ135625 Grays Gorge (EX) TQ608789 Copthall PF, Ewell Court Park (SY) TQ212639 Grays Inn Gdns (IL/MX) TQ309818 (MX) TQ228906 Fairfold's Farm (HR) TL188101 (also known as ‘The Walks’) Cornmill Meadows (EX) TL380011 Waters (EX) TQ459905 Great Hurst Woods(SY) TQ211553 Marshes (KT) TQ532775 (SY) TQ299576 (KT) Creekmouth, Barking Fir & Pond Woods (MX) TL276011 TQ460637 (EX) TQ452827 Fishers Green Goosefield Greenhill (MX) TQ156885 GC (SY) TQ342963 (EX) TL380038 (IL/SY) TQ361791 Crossness (KT) TQ490808 Fishers Green Island (previously Surrey Docks) (EX) TL376037 Park (KT) TQ390775 (HR) TQ082948 Fishponds OS, Crystal Palace Park (SY) TQ188668 (KT) TQ393796 (KT) TQ347707 Fleet Downs (KT) TQ562732 Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Chase (EX) TQ514858 Folkes Farm, Park (KT) TQ400793 Dartford Marshes (KT) TQ544774 (EX) TQ580887 Grey Goose Farm (EX) TQ629807 Dartmouth Park (MX) TQ283867 Hackney (MX) TQ352846 Davy Down (EX) TQ592803 (KT) TQ478715 Hackney Marsh (MX) TQ366861 Debden Slade (EX) TQ419970 Franks Farm, Cranham Hackney Wick (MX) TQ370847 Dollypers Hill (SY) TQ315584 (EX) TQ587874 (EX) TQ388915 Dormer's Wells (MX) TQ135807 Frays Valley LNR (MX) TQ055865 Hall Marsh Scrape (EX) TL373017 (KT) TQ433616 Frays Wildfowl Lake Hamm Moor (SY) TQ063648 (KT) TQ438609 (MX) TQ056864 Hampermill Lake (HR) TQ095942 Downsview Farm, Walton on the Friday Lake (HR) TL371020 (MX) TQ273866 Hill (SY) TQ216566 Frogmore Lakes (HR) TL150033 (also known Duck Wood (EX) TQ555923 Fryent CP (MX) TQ194877 as ‘Home Park') (MX) TQ166676 Park (SY) TQ335735 Fulham Old Cem Harefield Moor (MX) TQ054884 (IL/MX) TQ240772 Park (EX) TL478078 (SY) TQ339729 Galleyhill Wood (EX) TL394034 Harrow RG (MX) TQ147887 (SY) TQ334739 (in Epping Forest) (MX) TQ150910 Dyrham Park Farm Gallions Hill, (KT) Hatfield Park (HR) TL240080 (MX) TQ224993 TQ452801 Havering CP (EX) TQ505930 East Cem Gallions Reach (EX/KT) TQ445801 Hawley (KT) TQ545715 (MX) TQ258896 Garsons Farm (SY) TQ125639 Hayes (KT) TQ400661 East India Dock Basin Garthorne Road NR (KT) TQ405652 (MX) TQ391808 (KT) TQ356736 Hayes Hill Farm (EX) TL383033 Common Gatton Park/Lake (SY) TQ271525 Headstone Manor (MX) TQ141897 (SY) TQ195745 Glassmill Mill Pond, (KT) Hersham GP (SY) TQ128663 Edgwarebury Cem (MX) TQ193939 TQ399690 Hertford Heath NR Egham Hythe (SY) TQ026707 Glen Faba (EX) TL393088 (HR) TL354111 Ellenbrook Fields (HR) TL205090 Glover's Island, Richmond (MX) High Wood, (remains of Hatfield Aerodrome) TQ178736 (KT) TQ458600 Elmstead (KT) TQ424708 Goat Bridge, (SY) Highfield Park (HR) TL180065 Park, West TQ281671 Cem (MX) TQ284871 (MX) TQ158794 Gobions Wood (HR) TL256035 (MX) TQ283887 Emberside RG (SY) TQ144666 Godstone SP (SY) TQ345518 Highwood Hill (MX) TQ215935 (MX) TQ290988 Goodley Stock (KT) TQ439521 Hilfield Park Res (HR) TQ158959 Epping Forest (EX) TQ420985 Gospel Oak (MX) TQ280855 12 LONDON BIRD REPORT NO. 80

Hillingdon and KGVI Res (MX) TQ041732 Mardyke Woods (EX) TQ585803 Cemeteries (MX) TQ065828 Kingsbury (MX) TQ193887 (comprising Brannett's Wood, Hillside Farm, St Margarets (HR) Knighton Wood (EX) TQ409931 Millard's Gdn and Low Wells TL374120 Ladbroke Square Gdns Wood) Hilly Fields Park (MX) TQ323985 (IL/MX) TQ248806 Markfield Park (MX) TQ346886 Hinchley Wood (SY) TQ156652 Ladywalk Wood (HR) TQ030937 Martin's Hill OS (KT) TQ398692 Hither Green (KT) TQ390745 Ladywell (KT) TQ377750 High Street, Colliers Hobbs Cross (EX) TQ476993 Lake Farm CP (MX) TQ091803 Wood (SY) TQ265702 Hoddesdonpark Wood Lammas Park (MX) TQ172796 University (HR) TL352084 Park (KT) TQ465731 (MX) TQ288955 Hogsmill River Corner (BU) TQ010847 Mill Meads (EX) TQ386833 (SY) TQ204673 Langley Vale (SY) TQ212577 Millwall Docks (MX) TQ377795 Hogsmill SW (SY) TQ197682 Langley Vale Farm (SY) TQ207574 Molesey Heath (SY) TQ132672 Holden's Wood, (EX) Leg O Mutton NR (SY) TQ218774 Mollands Lane GP (EX) TQ604820 TQ593912 (previously Lonsdale Road Res) Common Holly Hill OS (KT) TQ498781 Letchmore Heath (HR) TQ155977 (MX) TQ262971 Holmethorpe SP (SY) TQ295515 Flats (EX) TQ397885 Cem (SY) TQ232672 Holyfield Hall Farm Limpsfield (SY) TQ390535 (SY) TQ264687 (EX) TL384038 Limpsfield Chart (SY) TQ431521 (SY) TQ248676 Holyfield Lake (EX) TL378045 Limpsfield Chart GC Mores Plantation (EX) TQ566968 Home Park (MX) TQ166676 (SY) TQ412527 Mudchute Farm (MX) TQ381786 CP. See Ingrebourne Lion Gorge (EX) TQ599786 Nazeing CP (EX) TL387057 Horsenden Hill (MX) TQ162844 Lippitts Hill (EX) TQ392976 New (SY) TQ367710 Heath (MX) TQ123745 (also known as Truelove’s; in New Charlton (KT) TQ428788 Hyde Park/Kensington Gdns Epping Forest) Newton Park West (IL/MX) TQ274804 Little End (EX) TL541003 (MX) TQ129867 Littlebrook Lake (KT) TQ553756 Normand Park, Fulham (EX) TQ538843 (IL/MX) TQ346842 (IL/MX) TQ246778 (part of Hornchurch CP) London Wetland Centre North Cheam (SY) TQ236651 Island Barn Res (SY) TQ140670 (SY) TQ228770 North Mymms Park Island Gdns, Long Lane Woods (SY) TQ356675 (HR) TL215045 (MX) TQ382783 Long Running (EX) TQ434997 Northaw Great Wood Jersey Farm (HR) TL174097 (in Epping Forest) (HR) TL285044 Joyden’s Wood (KT) TQ500715 Longfield Gallops (KT) TQ602697 Northfleet Green (KT) TQ625711 Jubilee Park, Lonsdale Road Res. See Leg O Norwood New Town (MX) TQ376801 Mutton NR (SY) TQ325705 Jubilee Park, Low Hall SG, Walthamstow Old Farm Park, (MX) TQ134817 (EX) TQ358879 (KT) TQ454728 Kelsey Park (KT) TQ376688 Lullingstone Park (KT) TQ520645 Old Ford Manor GC Kemnal Manor Estate (KT) TQ434603 (MX) TQ244976 (KT) TQ448718 Lyle Park, Silvertown Old MacDonalds Farm, Kempton NR (MX) TQ116706 (EX) TQ406798 (EX) TQ548943 Kensal Town (IL/MX) TQ240822 Lyndhurst Park (MX) TQ212917 Ornamental Canal, (KT) TQ414614 Lynsters Farm (HR) TQ034920 (IL/MX) TQ347805 Keston Mark (KT) TQ419656 Lynsters Lake (HR) TQ038916 Orsett Fen (EX) TQ628833 Gdns (SY) TQ182769 Manor Farm, (HR) TQ290940 (SY) TQ189776 (EX) TQ579849 Otford to Filston (KT) TQ521602 KGV Dock (EX) TQ432803 Maple Lodge NR (HR) TQ036924 Oxhey Hall (HR) TQ103943 KGV Res (EX) TQ374964 Mar Dyke Valley (EX) TQ600805 (HR) TQ105925 MINI-GAZETTEER OF SITES 13

Oxleas Wood (KT) TQ445759 Ripple NR (EX) TQ468827 Shales More, Passingford Bridge (the woods here are sometimes River Darent, Otford Road (EX) TQ501984 known as Oxleas Woods) (KT) TQ526582 Sheen Common (SY) TQ196746 Oxshott Heath (SY) TQ139612 : to Sheepwalk Lake (MX) TQ070675 Old Cem Barnes Bridge (SY) TQ198768 Lock (MX) TQ073659 (IL/MX) TQ246837 River Thames: Park to Smallford GP (HR) TL197071 Panshanger Park (HR) TL283130 Penton Hook Lock (MX) TQ050687 Somers Town (IL/MX) TQ297831 Paradise Fields, Greenford River Thames: Shepperton Lock (IL/SY) TQ309803 (MX) TQ153842 to Lock (MX) TQ065665 South Harefield (MX) TQ051890 Peakes Farm, Hobbs Cross River Thames: to South Mimms (HR) TL222012 (EX) TQ485999 (IL/SY) TQ306792 South Norwood CP (SY) TQ353684 (SY) TQ342762 River Thames: West Thamesmead South Norwood Lake Wood (MX) TQ159836 to (KT) TQ445797 (SY) TQ341693 Woods : Wandle Nature South (MX) TQ337887 (SY) TQ178734 Park to Southridge, Shenley Philpot's Farm (MX) TQ062814 (SY) TQ263711 (HR) TL208019 Phipps Bridge (SY) TQ265688 Navigation: Coxes Lock Bridge Pilgrim Fort (SY) TQ344534 to New Haw Lock (SY) TQ056637 (IL/MX or IL/SY) TQ323806 Pilgrims Farm (SY) TQ416554 NR (IL/SY) TQ352789 Village Gdns (EX) TQ430943 Spencer Road Wetland (MX) TQ125888 Romney Street (KT) TQ550614 (SY) TQ279665 Pond Farm, Rose Hill Park East (SY) TQ262662 Spitalfields (IL/MX) TQ343819 (KT) TQ490722 Roundwood Park, St George's Hill (SY) TQ082626 Pontoon Dock (MX) TQ414801 (MX) TQ222837 St James’s Park(IL/MX) TQ294798 Poplar Dock (MX) TQ382803 Rowley Wood (BU) TQ000835 St Julians (HR) TL142057 Poplar RG (MX) TQ377809 Roxeth RG, South Harrow St Katherine's Dock Potters Bar GC (MX) TL247022 (MX) TQ144859 (IL/MX) TQ340805 Poyle Poplars NR (BU) TQ030764 Royal Albert Hall St Margarets (MX) TQ170745 Prince's Coverts (SY) TQ160610 (IL/MX) TQ266796 (KT) TQ473677 Purfleet Chalk Pits (EX) TQ566785 Royal Hospital Chelsea (MX) TQ033734 Q. Mary GP (MX) TQ059700 (IL/MX) TQ280780 Staines Res (MX) TQ051731 Q. Mary Res (MX) TQ070695 Royal Victoria Gdns, North Stanborough Lakes (HR) TL230108 Q. Mother Res (BU) TQ007768 Woolwich (EX) TQ436799 Stanborough Park (HR) TL232110 QE II Res (SY) TQ120670 Woods (MX) TQ094890 Common Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Rushett Farm (SY) TQ173608 (MX) TQ156940 (EX) TQ381846 Stanmore CP (MX) TQ173928 Queen's Wood (MX) TQ288886 (IL/SY) TQ362797 Stanmore Marsh (MX) TQ177913 Quinta OS, GP (KT) TQ473700 Stanstead Innings (HR) TL388112 (HR) TQ234952 Ruxley Wood (KT) TQ481703 Moor (MX) TQ034744 Radlett Aero GP (HR) TL155035 Rye Meads (HR) TL383103 Steward's Green (EX) TL463012 Rainham Marshes (EX) TQ525800 (previously Rye Meads RSPB) Stocker’s Farm (HR) TQ052933 Rammey Marsh (MX) TQ374996 Sandown Park (SY) TQ140652 Stocker’s Lake (HR) TQ046935 Rayners Lane (MX) TQ130875 Saunders Ness (MX) TQ384783 Stoke D'Abernon (SY) TQ125595 Regent’s Park (IL/MX) TQ281828 Woods (SY) TQ362616 Stone Lodge (KT) TQ565745 (SY) TQ200730 Sevenoaks WR (KT) TQ522570 Stone Marshes (KT) TQ568755 Aquadrome Seventy Acres Lake Stoneyfields Park, (HR) TQ057940 (HR) TL374030 (MX) TQ203932 (consists of Bury Lake and Sewardstone Marsh Streamway OS, Belvedere Batchworth Lake) (EX) TQ379985 (KT) TQ494779 14 LONDON BIRD REPORT NO. 80

Streatham Common Common (SY) TQ293720 Warlies Park (EX) TL412017 (SY) TQ305709 (part of Warlies Estate, Epping Stubbers Outdoor Pursuits Centre (MX) TQ354910 Forest) (EX) TQ575845 Fields NR Warren Gorge (EX) TQ597794 Sunnymeads GP (BU) TQ003759 (MX) TQ223941 Warren Hill (EX) TQ413952 (only the NE tip of this water is Totteridge Valley (MX) TQ240930 Warwick Wold (SY) TQ312528 within the LNHS Area) Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park Waterloo Station Surrey Docks. See Greenland Dock (MX) TQ370823 (IL/SY) TQ310799 Surrey Water (IL/SY) TQ356800 Trent Park (MX) TQ290970 (MX) TQ286872 Sutton Community Farm Trevereux (SY) TQ433509 Waterworks NR (EX) TQ363868 (SY) TQ285619 (MX) TQ177709 Weavers Fields (IL/MX) TQ346824 Swanforth Farm, Mickleham Troy Mill Lake (HR) TQ039905 Park (MX) TQ193863 (SY) TQ160534 Twitton (KT) TQ518590 (MX) TQ193855 Swanscombe Marshes Tyttenhanger GP (HR) TL191052 (MX) TQ194813 (KT) TQ605760 University College London West End Common (SY) TQ125632 Swiss Cottage OS (IL/MX) TQ296823 West Hyde GP (HR) TQ034913 (IL/MX) TQ267842 (MX) TQ046837 West India Docks (MX) TQ376800 Symondshyde Great Wood Valence Park (EX) TQ482864 West Lodge Park, Hadley Wood (HR) TL195110 (EX) TQ438878 (MX) TQ276983 (only the south half of this wood Park (IL/SY) TQ304776 West Marshes is in the LNHS Area) Verulamium Park (HR) TL138069 (EX) TQ583767 (MX) TQ173765 Vicarage Farm (MX) TQ304979 Whitewebbs Farm (MX) TL329001 , Victoria Park (IL/MX) TQ363840 Whitewebbs Wood (MX) TQ323997 (MX) TQ099838 Victoria Park, Finchley Whitings Hill OS, Tenchleys (SY) TQ419512 (MX) TQ258911 (HR) TQ231954 Thames Barrier Ponds (SY) TQ309650 Willowbank (MX) TQ057853 (EX/KT) TQ415795 Walthamstow Forest Wimbledon Com (SY) TQ227721 Thames Chase (EX) TQ584863 (EX) TQ393912 Woodcote Green (SY) TQ285623 Thamesmere Lakes Woodford Wells (EX) TQ405930 (KT) TQ463810 (EX) TQ350878 Woodhill House (HR) TL266059 The County Ground, Beckenham Walthamstow Res (EX) TQ353890 Woodoaks Farm, Maple Cross (KT) TQ373708 Walton Downs (SY) TQ220573 (HR) TQ033933 The Ledges, Esher (SY) TQ122628 Walton Heath (SY) TQ232540 Woollett Hall Farm, North Cray The Mores, Brentwood Walton Res (Chelsea & ) (KT) TQ488726 (EX) TQ561965 (SY) TQ122698 Wormley West End The Paddocks, Crews Hill Walton Res (Knight & (HR) TL338060 (HR) TL314007 Bessborough) (SY) TQ119681 LNR, Wandle Meadow Nature Park (MX) TQ221818 (HR) TQ078941 (SY) TQ264710 Wraysbury GP (BU) TQ015735 Theobalds Park (HR) TL345005 Common Wraysbury Res (MX) TQ025745 Thorndon Country Park North (SY) TQ275740 Yardley Hill, Chingford (EX) TQ608912 Flats (EX) TQ410864 (EX) TQ382958 Thorndon Country Park South (EX) TQ415875 Yeading (MX) TQ116832 (EX) TQ627903 Wapping Wood Meadows Thorpe Water Park (IL/MX) TQ349806 (MX) TQ105822 (SY) TQ030681 Waring Park, Sidcup Lake (MX) TQ050804 Court Farm (KT) TQ468724 (SY) TQ200650 Warley CP (EX) TQ583925