Burnett Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.74808, 0.07917
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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 🛝 Playground 159m 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Azure Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Azure Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed +3 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 5 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 51 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 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 140 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
3,426 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,426 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Red Fox
Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2023 Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Pine Ladybird +8
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,426 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Red Fox
Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2023 Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Pine Ladybird +8
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2023
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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