Rushey Plain - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.66486, 0.03558
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Wellington Hill Car Park 50m away — 20 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Wellington Hill Car Park 50m away — 20 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oak TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
LOOP link to Enfield Lock stationWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Beech TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
109 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (12)Cycling route▾
Alternative (step-free) route avoiding railway bridge
Named routeRef (12)Local cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
River Lea NavigationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route
Route (1)Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
LCN 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
32,368 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,368 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Jay +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects7 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Scathophaga stercoraria +2
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,368 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Jay +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects7 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Scathophaga stercoraria +2
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corticeus unicolor
Corticeus unicolor
Corticeus unicolor
Corticeus unicolor
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