Mark Bushes - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.75555, 0.12871
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 211m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 211m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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 km8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW02Local walking route
Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Parndon TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route224 m▾
Named routeLength 224 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route660 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 660 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route301 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 301 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
5,466 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,466 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · House Sparrow · Magpie · Kestrel · Carrion Crow +12
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Squirrel · Brown Rat
- SquirrelSciurus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
🐝Insects19 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter +14
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Blue-tailed Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,466 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · House Sparrow · Magpie · Kestrel · Carrion Crow +12
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Squirrel · Brown Rat
- SquirrelSciurus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
🐝Insects19 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter +14
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Blue-tailed Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionalePeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais io7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaEmpis lividaEmpis lividaEmpis lividaEmpis lividaEvents & activities nearby
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