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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 45 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Epping Forest Getting here
51.67133, 0.02706
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Wellington Hill Car Park 341m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Wellington Hill Car Park 341m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Magpie, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Graphosoma italicum, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 7-spot Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Graphosoma italicum, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 7-spot Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oak Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 19) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Enfield Lock station Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Beech Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 113 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (12) Cycling route ▾
Alternative (step-free) route avoiding railway bridge
Named route Ref (12) Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
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National Cycle Network link route
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C60 Regional cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
32,363 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,363 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Fallow Deer
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 24-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus +13
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,363 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Fallow Deer
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 24-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 10-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus +13
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Graphosoma italicum Graphosoma italicum
Graphosoma italicum Graphosoma italicum
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis2025
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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