Broadleaved woodland near Mill Meads 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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51.52562, -0.00108
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Line Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Green Link Walk (Section 2) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
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LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Local cycle route
Show on map The Leaway (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
40,610 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,610 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Great Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit · Mallard +26
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 46 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Southern Green Shieldbug · Eupeodes luniger · Meliscaeva auricollis +41
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Aspidapion aeneum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,610 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Great Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit · Mallard +26
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 46 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Epistrophe eligans · Green Shieldbug · Southern Green Shieldbug · Eupeodes luniger · Meliscaeva auricollis +41
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Aspidapion aeneum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aspidapion aeneum
Aspidapion aeneum
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
Formica cunicularia Formica cunicularia
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Elder Aphid Aphis (Aphis) sambuci
Elder Aphid Aphis (Aphis) sambuci
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Glocianus punctiger Glocianus punctiger
Glocianus punctiger Glocianus punctiger
Peritrechus lundii Peritrechus lundii
Peritrechus lundii Peritrechus lundii
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Otiorhynchus indefinitus Otiorhynchus indefinitus
Otiorhynchus indefinitus Otiorhynchus indefinitus
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Synophropsis lauri Synophropsis lauri2025
Synophropsis lauri Synophropsis lauri2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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