Birchanger Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 25 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Uttlesford Getting here
51.87988, 0.18167
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 177m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 177m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Swift, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Russian-vine, London Plane +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Hatfield Forest and Flitch Way Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Circular family walk, through medieval hunting forest full of ancient trees. Terrain is flat. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hatfield Forest Buttercup Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 5.4 km ▾
Trail takes you through the best places to see buttercups in May or June. Mostly level ground through grassy plains and woodland paths, some tree routes and gates. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 5.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harrisons public footpath · 60 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 60 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
Show on map Johns Road public footpath · 20 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 20 m Surface pebblestone Path type: residential
Show on map Collins Cross public footpath · 28 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 28 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 218 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 218 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
50,006 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,006 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit +34
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Muntjac
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 37 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus · Eupeodes luniger · Batman Hoverfly +32
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Russian-vine · London Plane · Viper's-bugloss · Scentless Mayweed · Fat-hen +7
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica London Plane Platanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Fat-hen Chenopodium album Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola Yarrow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,006 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit +34
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Muntjac
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 37 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus · Eupeodes luniger · Batman Hoverfly +32
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Russian-vine · London Plane · Viper's-bugloss · Scentless Mayweed · Fat-hen +7
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica London Plane Platanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Fat-hen Chenopodium album Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola Yarrow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
House-fly Musca domestica2025
House-fly Musca domestica2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025 Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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