Aspen Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon 🐕 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
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Black Clock, Common Darter, Swollen-thighed Beetle +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Clock, Common Darter, Swollen-thighed Beetle +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
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
5,413 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,413 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Wren +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swift Apus apus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Black Clock · Common Darter · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Field Grasshopper · Dark Bush-cricket +2
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Eupeodes Eupeodes Mordellochroa abdominalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,413 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Wren +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swift Apus apus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Black Clock · Common Darter · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Field Grasshopper · Dark Bush-cricket +2
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Eupeodes Eupeodes Mordellochroa abdominalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mordellochroa abdominalis
Mordellochroa abdominalis
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