Alsa Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 19 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Uttlesford Getting here
51.91655, 0.21650
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Elder, Hazel, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Selfheal, Elder +127 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Rosemary Beetle +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Rosemary Beetle +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Waterside Stortford Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 03 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW03 Local walking route
Show on map Sandford Road public footpath · 60 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 60 m Surface paving_stones Path type: residential
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 337 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 337 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 546 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 546 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
May Walk bridleway · 574 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 574 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map May Walk bridleway · 215 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 215 m Path type: service
Show on map May Walk bridleway · 193 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 193 m Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
2,734 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,734 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +36
Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Muntjac
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Otter Lutra lutra Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2024 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2023 Common Red Soldier Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 2-spot Ladybird +16
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Western Conifer Seed Bug Agrimony · Lady's Bedstraw · Common Nettle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Selfheal +13
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,734 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +36
Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Muntjac
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Otter Lutra lutra Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2024 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2023 Common Red Soldier Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 2-spot Ladybird +16
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Western Conifer Seed Bug Agrimony · Lady's Bedstraw · Common Nettle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Selfheal +13
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptoglossus occidentalis
Leptoglossus occidentalis
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus2024
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus2024
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus2023
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus2023
Norellisoma spinimanum Norellisoma spinimanum2023
Norellisoma spinimanum Norellisoma spinimanum2023
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Thistle Cirsium
Thistle Cirsium
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2024
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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