The Gorse - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.82530, 0.42072
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞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 km1 signed route nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
29 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
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route66 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Park Lanebridleway · 1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmPath type: service
Wall Chasebridleway · 261 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 261 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
1,528 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,528 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · House Sparrow +39
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Great TitParus major2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- SwiftApus apus2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- RavenCorvus corax2019
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
🦌Mammals6 species
winterautumn
2022▾
Rabbit · Badger · Mole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +1
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
Helophilus pendulus · Speckled Wood · Lesser Stag Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · Comma +16
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Hawthorn · Figwort · Wild Teasel · Pedunculate Oak · Creeping Buttercup +20
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018
- FigwortScrophularia
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2018
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2018
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
- ElmUlmus2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,528 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · House Sparrow +39
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Great TitParus major2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- SwiftApus apus2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- RavenCorvus corax2019
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
🦌Mammals6 species
winterautumn
2022▾
Rabbit · Badger · Mole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +1
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
Helophilus pendulus · Speckled Wood · Lesser Stag Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · Comma +16
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Hawthorn · Figwort · Wild Teasel · Pedunculate Oak · Creeping Buttercup +20
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018
- FigwortScrophularia
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2018
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2018
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
- ElmUlmus2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas