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Camp in Woodford Wood

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Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and House Sparrow
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 150m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Bearded Tooth, Calogaya pusilla, Common Orange Lichen +10 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Meadowsweet, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +222 more · last seen 2017

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The view upstream from Woodford Bridge

The view upstream from Woodford Bridge

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