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Fitzjohn's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Rog Frost · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.80756, 0.41691

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Centenary CircleWalking route34 km

Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

FP8public footpath · 162 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 162 mPath type: footway

FP15public footpath · 192 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 192 mPath type: footway

FP8public footpath · 780 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 780 mPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 50Cycling route

Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route

Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route4.5 km

Named routeRef 50Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route20 m

Named routeRef 50Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 50Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route22 m

Named routeRef 50Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

Water Lane FP41bridleway · 946 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 946 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway

FP14bridleway · 230 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 230 mPath type: bridleway

Pleshey Bridleway 20bridleway · 739 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 739 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

2,611 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,611 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summerwinter

2025

Rook · Yellowhammer · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Black-headed Gull +50

RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Rock DoveColumba livia
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DunnockPrunella modularis
TealAnas crecca
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Common Blue Damselfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Marmalade Hoverfly +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Tachina feraTachina fera
Swollen-thighed Beetle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,611 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summerwinter

2025

Rook · Yellowhammer · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Black-headed Gull +50

RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Rock DoveColumba livia
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DunnockPrunella modularis
TealAnas crecca
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Common Blue Damselfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Marmalade Hoverfly +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Tachina feraTachina fera
Swollen-thighed Beetle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Rog Frost · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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