Harold Court Woods - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🌿Foraging🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.59180, 0.24080
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
- 🌿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
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
London LOOP (Section 21)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 22)Walking route▾
"Section 22 of the London LOOP offers a short walk through community woodland and riverside scenery."
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 23)Walking route▾
"Section 23 of the London LOOP offers picturesque views alongside the River Ingrebourne."
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Footpath 133Walking route▾
Named routeRef 133Local walking route
LOOP link to Havering Green bus stopWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
LCN 61Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
15,097 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,097 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rook +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Rhyzobius forestieri · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber +5
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
- Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
- Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,097 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Rook +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Rhyzobius forestieri · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber +5
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
- Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
- Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
CriomorphusCriomorphusCriomorphusCriomorphusDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaEvents & activities nearby
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