Upper Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.74770, 0.06885
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 welcomeDeciduous 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 13 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 Local 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
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map 59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 967 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 967 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 506 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 506 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos Roundabout on Water Way, Harlow
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Wildlife to spot
5,113 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,113 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Mallard · Carrion Crow +45
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Red Fox
Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Ruddy Darter +15
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Parrot's-feather · Cuckooflower
Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,113 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Mallard · Carrion Crow +45
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Red Fox
Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Ruddy Darter +15
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Parrot's-feather · Cuckooflower
Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Migrant Hawker
Migrant Hawker
Aeshna mixta2024
Aeshna mixta2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2024
Melanostoma Melanostoma2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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