Ambresbury Banks slight univallate hillfort
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.68308, 0.07854
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Mammals — Fallow Deer, Rabbit, Grey Squirrel +11 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Green Shieldbug, Four-spotted Chaser +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Heath Plait-moss, Bracken +42 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oak TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Beech TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,890 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,890 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- RavenCorvus corax
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Large Red Damselfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser +15
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,890 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- RavenCorvus corax
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Large Red Damselfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser +15
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
