The Warren - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland171 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome171 ha
Getting here
51.68125, 0.08315
Open directionsv
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
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oak TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Beech TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 714 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 714 mPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
7,875 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,875 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- RavenCorvus corax
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser +16
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,875 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- RavenCorvus corax
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser +16
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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