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Getting here
51.66526, 0.14969
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hydropsyche angustipennis, Tinodes waeneri, Athripsodes cinereus +42 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed, Bluebell +18 more · last seen 2020
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Oak TrailWalking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
London LOOP (Section 21)Walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
London LOOP (Section 20)Walking route
Wildlife to spot
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