Roding Valley Park

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The Roding Valley Park follows the River Roding and the M11 motorway from Redbridge roundabout in the south to the borough boundary in the north, forming a Green Corridor through the west of the London Borough of Redbridge. It is a mixture of close-mown and rough grassland, sown with wild flowers, with small pockets of woodland and scrub. It has a network of surfaced paths.

Grey heron and kingfisher can be seen along the River Roding. It is an important bird migration route, so during spring and autumn unusual species may turn up.

In summer the grassland and scrub supports many butterflies, including brimstone, painted lady and speckled wood. Dragonflies and damselflies along the river include broad-bodied chaser, common darter, banded demoiselle and white-legged damselfly. On warm summer evenings bats hunt for insects over the water.

Purple loosestrife grows beside the river and, in the water, water crowfoot.