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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha
Getting here
51.69234, 0.10373
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 325m away — 7 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 325m away — 7 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +47 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +47 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Jersey Tiger, 7-spot Ladybird, Aphrophora alni +112 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
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 km7 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional 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
Stort Valley WayWalking route▾
Pelly Courtpublic footpath · 44 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mPath type: residential
The Hedgerowspublic footpath · 69 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mPath type: residential
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Western Roadbridleway · 183 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 183 mPath type: bridleway
Western Roadbridleway · 5 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mPath type: bridleway
Western Roadbridleway · 212 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 212 mPath type: bridleway
Photos
Houses on the edge of Bell Common
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
26,206 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,206 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +22
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Fallow Deer · Otter
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- OtterLutra lutra2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Jersey Tiger · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +7
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agrilus cuprescensAgrilus cuprescens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,206 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +22
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Fallow Deer · Otter
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- OtterLutra lutra2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Jersey Tiger · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +7
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Agrilus cuprescensAgrilus cuprescens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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