Sayes Coppice - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.81659, 0.10312
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Waterside StortfordWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW02Local walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
6,163 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,163 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Barn Owl · Little Owl · Robin · Woodpigeon · Hobby +30
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2022
Rabbit · Badger
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Frog · Smooth Newt
- FrogRana
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stag Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Bee · Cinnabar · Azure Damselfly +2
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- BeeApoidea
- CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Small Black AntLasius niger
🌿Plants20 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Ash · Common Nettle · Daisy · Selfheal · Dandelion +15
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- DaisyBellis perennis
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- DandelionTaraxacum
- IvyHedera helix
- Field Maple
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,163 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Barn Owl · Little Owl · Robin · Woodpigeon · Hobby +30
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2022
Rabbit · Badger
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Frog · Smooth Newt
- FrogRana
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stag Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Bee · Cinnabar · Azure Damselfly +2
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- BeeApoidea
- CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Small Black AntLasius niger
🌿Plants20 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Ash · Common Nettle · Daisy · Selfheal · Dandelion +15
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- DaisyBellis perennis
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- DandelionTaraxacum
- IvyHedera helix
- Field Maple
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Barynotus moerensBarynotus moerens2022Barynotus moerensBarynotus moerens2022Acer campestre
Acer campestre
ElderSambucus nigra2021ElderSambucus nigra2021Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021ElmUlmus2021ElmUlmus2021PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2021MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2021Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2021Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2021EscalloniaEscallonia2021EscalloniaEscallonia2021BuddlejaBuddleja2021BuddlejaBuddleja2021Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021