Broadfield Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Epping Forest Getting here
51.65280, 0.09688
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 🅿️ Parking 231m away — 10 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 🅿️ Parking 231m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Moorhen, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Holly Blue, Green-veined White, Small White +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Holly Blue, Green-veined White, Small White +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Mycena, Snowy Waxcap · last seen 2022; Fungi — Mycena, Snowy Waxcap · last seen 2022
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oak Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Beech Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Langston Road public footpath · 267 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 267 m Path type: service
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map Roding Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RVW Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Hainault Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle 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
9,977 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,977 records · National Biodiversity Network Hobby · Magpie · Great Tit · Robin · House Sparrow +38
Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🦎 Reptiles 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Pond Terrapin · Grass Snake · Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises Testudines 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Green-veined White · Holly Blue · Small White · Orange Ladybird · Acorn Weevil +13
Green-veined White Pieris napi Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Small White Pieris rapae Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,977 records · National Biodiversity Network Hobby · Magpie · Great Tit · Robin · House Sparrow +38
Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🦎 Reptiles 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Pond Terrapin · Grass Snake · Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises Testudines 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Green-veined White · Holly Blue · Small White · Orange Ladybird · Acorn Weevil +13
Green-veined White Pieris napi Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Small White Pieris rapae Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Large White Pieris brassicae
Large White Pieris brassicae
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata 