Dagenham Chase

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-	Dagenham Chase is one of the largest nature reserves in the London area, it would certainly take a whole day to cover the site thoroughly.The main area of the reserve is the Slack, an area of shallow water that attracts Winter wildfowl, waders and gulls.It has attracted Great Snipe, Temminck's Stint,Sanderling and Spotted Crake. Garganey are fairly regular in Spring, and Ring Ouzel's are still possible along the east side of the Slack.The Slack suffers from disturbance by horses, people and Sparrowhawks, which means birds frequently do not stick around.The surrrounding area is extensive hawthorn scrub, with open areas.By the river Rom is a stand of rare Black Poplar Trees, there is also large areas or grassland and enclosures with maturing trees in them.The Eastbrook School Playing Fields are an excellent site for Golden Plover, Lapwing and Gulls, which are often dispersed by Sparrowhawks. There are numerous gravel pits on site and the hotspot is White Hart East, (the 2nd pit on the left along the no through road ).
-	This has attracted Black-necked, Red-necked and a pair of Slavonian Grebes which stayed for over 2 weeks, they attained summer plumage, displayed and even copulated! Other goodies include the well twitched Pine Bunting and breeding Marsh Warblers,(not so well twitched due to the sensitive site they chose).
-	ACCESS:The Chase is situated along Dagenham Road and is well signposted from Rush Green Road, Rainham Roads South and North.
-	PARKING: There is adequate parking in the Millenium centre car park, ( on the right about 40 yds along the no through road).	+	Dagenham Chase is one of the largest nature reserves in the London area, it would certainly take a whole day to cover the site thoroughly.The main area of the reserve is the Slack, an area of shallow water that attracts winter wildfowl, waders and gulls.It has attracted Great Snipe, Temminck's Stint,Sanderling, Spotted Crake and Lapland Bunting over the years.More recently it has become a roosting area for Little Egrets, in winter they can often be seen on sunny days on the south facing side of brambles and other vegetation. Garganey are fairly regular in Spring, and Ring Ouzel sightings are fairly regular in April and early May.The Slack suffers from disturbance by dogs, people and Sparrowhawks, which means birds frequently do not stick around.The surrrounding area is extensive hawthorn scrub, with open areas.By the river Rom is a stand of rare Black Poplar Trees, there is also large areas or grassland and enclosures with maturing trees in them.The Eastbrook School Playing Fields are an excellent site for Lapwing, Gulls and Golden Plover in cold weather,which are often dispersed by Sparrowhawks and more recently Peregrine Falcon's. There are numerous gravel pits on site and the hotspot is Chase Waters (former known as White Hart East).Chase Waters is the 2nd pit on the left along the no through road, it has attracted '''Red-footed Falcon 18/05/08''', Black-necked Grebe, Red-necked Grebe and a pair of Slavonian Grebes which stayed for over 2 weeks. The birds arrived in heavy moult but swiftly attained their superb summer plumage which culminated in the birds displaying and even copulation took place!. Other goodies include the well twitched Pine Bunting and breeding Marsh Warblers on a single occasion.
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		+	'''Access:'''
-	VISITOR CENTRE TEL: 0208 595 4155.	+	The Chase is situated along Dagenham Road and is well signposted from Rush Green Road, Rainham Roads South and North.
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		+	'''Parking:'''
-	PUBLIC TRANSPORT: The nearest tube station is Dagenham East on the district line. If you are walking from here turn left, continue on to and walk across Reede Road, then use the crossing by the shops. The Chase can be accessed by taking the public footpath by the side of Ladbrokes the bookmakers.The 174 bus goes directly to the Chase, it can be boarded at Dagenham Heathway tube station on the district line or in Romford town centre.	+	There is adequate parking in the Millenium centre car park, ( on the right about 25 yds along the no through road).
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		+	'''Visitor Centre Tel:''' 0208 595 4155.
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		+	'''Public Transport:'''
-	PATCHLIST FOR 2007.	+	The nearest tube station is Dagenham East on the district line. If you are walking from here turn left, continue on to and walk across Reede Road, then use the crossing by the shops. The Chase can be accessed by taking the public footpath by the side of Ladbrokes the bookmakers.The 174 bus goes directly to the Chase, it can be boarded at Dagenham Heathway tube station on the district line or in Romford town centre.
-	1.Little Grebe 1st Jan:	+	----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	2.Great Crested Grebe 1st Jan:	+	'''On Site Directions:'''
-	3.Great Cormorant 1st Jan:	+
-	4.Little Egret 23rd Jan:	+	There is a very useful map on the notice boards either side of the visitor centre for those who are unfamiliar with the site.
-	5.Grey Heron 1st Jan:	+	----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	6.Mute Swan 1st Jan:	+
-	7.Greylag Goose 19th Jan:	+
-	8.Canada Goose 1st Jan:	+
-	9.Egyptian Goose 9th May:	+
-	10.Common Shelduck 25th Jan:	+
-	11.Mandarin Duck 11th Feb:	+
-	12.Eurasian Wigeon 5th Jan:	+
-	13.Gadwall 1st Jan:	+
-	14.Common Teal 1st Jan:	+
-	15.Mallard 1st Jan:	+
-	16.Northern Shoveler 1st Jan:	+
-	17.Pochard 1st Jan:	+
-	18.Tufted Duck 1st Jan:	+
-	19.Ruddy Duck 27th Feb:	+
-	20.Red Kite 31st Jan:	+
-	21.Marsh Harrier 30th Mar:	+
-	22.Eurasian Sparrowhawk 5th Jan:	+
-	23.Common Buzzard 23rd Jan:	+
-	24.Common Kestrel 1st Jan:	+
-	25.Hobby 23rd Apr:	+
-	26.Peregrine Falcon 11th Feb:	+
-	27.Common Pheasant 21st Mar:	+
-	28.Moorhen 1st Jan:	+
-	29.Coot 1st Jan:	+
-	30.Little Ringed Plover 28th Mar:	+
-	31.Golden Plover 23rd Jan	+
-	32.Lapwing 1st Jan	+
-	33.Common Snipe 1st Jan	+
-	34.Whimbrel 8th May	+
-	35.Common Sandpiper 25th Apr	+
-	36.Mediterranean Gull 11th Feb	+
-	37.Black-headed Gull 1st Jan	+
-	38.Common Gull 1st Jan	+
-	39.Lesser Black-backed Gull 1st Jan	+
-	40.Herring Gull 1st Jan	+
-	41.Great Black-backed Gull 1st Jan	+
-	42.Common Tern 30th Apr	+
-	43.Feral Pigeon 1st Jan	+
-	44.Stock Dove 1st Jan	+
-	45.Woodpigeon 1st Jan	+
-	46.Collared Dove 1st Jan	+
-	47.Turtle Dove 15th May	+
-	48.Common Cuckoo 27th Apr	+
-	49.Little Owl 1st Jan	+
-	50.Common Swift 20th Apr	+
-	51.Kingfisher 23rd Jan	+
-	52.Green Woodpecker 11th Jan	+
-	53.Great Spotted Woodpecker 1st Jan	+
-	54.Skylark 1st Jan	+
-	55.Sand Martin 16th Mar	+
-	56.Barn Swallow 7th Apr	+
-	57.House Martin 17th Apr	+
-	58.Meadow Pipit 1st Jan	+
-	59.Yellow Wagtail 1st May	+
-	60.Grey Wagtail 27th Jan	+
-	61.Pied Wagtail 1st Jan	+
-	62.Wren 1st Jan	+
-	63.Dunnock 1st Jan	+
-	64.Robin 1st Jan	+
-	65.Common Redstart 13th Apr	+
-	66.Whinchat 23rd Apr	+
-	67.Stonechat 1st Jan	+
-	68.Northern Wheatear 25th Apr	+
-	69.Ring Ouzel 22nd Apr	+
-	70.Blackbird 1st Jan	+
-	71.Fieldfare 1st Jan	+
-	72.Song Thrush 1st Jan	+
-	73.Redwing 1st Jan	+
-	74.Mistle Thrush 25th Jan	+
-	75.Reed Warbler 23rd Apr	+
-	76.Lesser Whitethroat 12th Apr	+
-	77.Garden Warbler 24th Apr	+
-	78.Blackcap 17th Mar	+
-	79.Chiffchaff 1st Mar	+
-	80.Willow Warbler 6th April	+

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Current revision as of 00:10, 19 August 2009

Dagenham Chase is one of the largest nature reserves in the London area, it would certainly take a whole day to cover the site thoroughly.The main area of the reserve is the Slack, an area of shallow water that attracts winter wildfowl, waders and gulls.It has attracted Great Snipe, Temminck's Stint,Sanderling, Spotted Crake and Lapland Bunting over the years.More recently it has become a roosting area for Little Egrets, in winter they can often be seen on sunny days on the south facing side of brambles and other vegetation. Garganey are fairly regular in Spring, and Ring Ouzel sightings are fairly regular in April and early May.The Slack suffers from disturbance by dogs, people and Sparrowhawks, which means birds frequently do not stick around.The surrrounding area is extensive hawthorn scrub, with open areas.By the river Rom is a stand of rare Black Poplar Trees, there is also large areas or grassland and enclosures with maturing trees in them.The Eastbrook School Playing Fields are an excellent site for Lapwing, Gulls and Golden Plover in cold weather,which are often dispersed by Sparrowhawks and more recently Peregrine Falcon's. There are numerous gravel pits on site and the hotspot is Chase Waters (former known as White Hart East).Chase Waters is the 2nd pit on the left along the no through road, it has attracted Red-footed Falcon 18/05/08, Black-necked Grebe, Red-necked Grebe and a pair of Slavonian Grebes which stayed for over 2 weeks. The birds arrived in heavy moult but swiftly attained their superb summer plumage which culminated in the birds displaying and even copulation took place!. Other goodies include the well twitched Pine Bunting and breeding Marsh Warblers on a single occasion.

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Access:

The Chase is situated along Dagenham Road and is well signposted from Rush Green Road, Rainham Roads South and North.

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Parking:

There is adequate parking in the Millenium centre car park, ( on the right about 25 yds along the no through road).

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Visitor Centre Tel: 0208 595 4155.

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Public Transport:

The nearest tube station is Dagenham East on the district line. If you are walking from here turn left, continue on to and walk across Reede Road, then use the crossing by the shops. The Chase can be accessed by taking the public footpath by the side of Ladbrokes the bookmakers.The 174 bus goes directly to the Chase, it can be boarded at Dagenham Heathway tube station on the district line or in Romford town centre.

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On Site Directions:

There is a very useful map on the notice boards either side of the visitor centre for those who are unfamiliar with the site.

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