Description
Fairlop Waters is the largest country park in Redbridge and has a wide diversity of habitats like grassland, woodland, ponds, and lakes. The large boating lake has kanadska gos, liska and priba. A nesting habitat has been created on the main island for birds. Around the smaller fishing lake čopasti ponirek, labod grbec and sometimes mali martinec can be observed.
The surrounding area is a mix of open scrub with some thick areas of shrubs and trees which attract rjava penica, mlinarček and črnoglavka. To south of the main complex and golf course is a small fenced off nature reserve. Birds that you can spot in the area all year round include zelena žolna, poljski škrjanec, siva čaplja, čuk, trstni strnad and travniška cipa among others. Some winter visitors are rumenoglavi kraljicek, sivka, žličarica and čopasta črnica.
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Access
Fairlop Waters Country Park in Redbridge is easily accessible from the M25, via the A12. There are several options for parking. Click on a P in the map for directions. Public transport: Fairlop Waters is a short walk from Fairlop and Barkingside stations, both on the Central Line. Opening Times: Monday - Thursday: 7.00am - 11.00pm, Friday & Saturday: 7.00am - Midnight, Sunday: 7.00am - 10.30pm. There are accessible pathways, as well as a network of natural routes.


