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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Nuthatch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Nuthatch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Nuthatch, Blackcap +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Raven, Nuthatch, Blackcap +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Yellow Underwing +141 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Spanish Bluebell +1 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 21)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
St Peter's WayWalking route66 km▾
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Swan Lanebridleway · 24 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 24 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Eagle Lanebyway open to all traffic · 244 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 244 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Mill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 267 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 267 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Swan Lanebridleway · 114 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 114 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Swan Lanebridleway · 111 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 111 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
6,349 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,349 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Raven · Nuthatch · Magpie · Blackbird · Song Thrush +41
- RavenCorvus corax
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Fringilla coelebs coelebsFringilla coelebs coelebs
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2023▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2019
Large White · Red Admiral · Stag Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Small Copper +7
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- Peacock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,349 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Raven · Nuthatch · Magpie · Blackbird · Song Thrush +41
- RavenCorvus corax
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Fringilla coelebs coelebsFringilla coelebs coelebs
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2023▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2019
Large White · Red Admiral · Stag Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Small Copper +7
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- Peacock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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