Camp in Woodford Wood
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
50.89115, -4.28046
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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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Bearded Tooth, Calogaya pusilla, Common Orange Lichen +10 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Meadowsweet, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +222 more · last seen 2017
Free
Photos
The view upstream from Woodford Bridge
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Wildlife to spot
1,316 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,316 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Greenfinch +2
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Four-spotted Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly +36
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
- Azure Damselfly
Greater Chickweed · Corn Spurrey · Water Figwort · Common Bent · Marsh-marigold +142
- Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta
- Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
- Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
- Rosebay Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,316 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Greenfinch +2
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Four-spotted Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly +36
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
- Azure Damselfly
Greater Chickweed · Corn Spurrey · Water Figwort · Common Bent · Marsh-marigold +142
- Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta
- Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
- Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
- Rosebay Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenagrion puella2023
Coenagrion puella2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Macrocera centralisMacrocera centralis2020Macrocera centralisMacrocera centralis2020Phronia biarcuataPhronia biarcuata2020Phronia biarcuataPhronia biarcuata2020Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2020Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2020Platurocypta testataPlaturocypta testata2020Platurocypta testataPlaturocypta testata2020Leia cylindricaLeia cylindrica2020Leia cylindricaLeia cylindrica2020Mycomya annulataMycomya annulata2020Mycomya annulataMycomya annulata2020Anatella ciliataAnatella ciliata2020Anatella ciliataAnatella ciliata2020Mycetophila unipunctataMycetophila unipunctata2020Mycetophila unipunctataMycetophila unipunctata2020Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2020Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2020Mycetophila adumbrataMycetophila adumbrata2020Mycetophila adumbrataMycetophila adumbrata2020Phronia humeralisPhronia humeralis2020Phronia humeralisPhronia humeralis2020Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2020Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2020Mycetophila vittipesMycetophila vittipes2020Mycetophila vittipesMycetophila vittipes2020Mycomya cinerascensMycomya cinerascens2020Mycomya cinerascensMycomya cinerascens2020Renocera pallidaRenocera pallida2020Renocera pallidaRenocera pallida2020Mycomya winnertziMycomya winnertzi2020Mycomya winnertziMycomya winnertzi2020Bolitophila saundersiiBolitophila saundersii2020Bolitophila saundersiiBolitophila saundersii2020Mycetophila fraternaMycetophila fraterna2020Mycetophila fraternaMycetophila fraterna2020Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Chamaenerion angustifolium
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgarePignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaHybrid Rye-GrassLolium multiflorum x perenne = L. x boucheanumHybrid Rye-GrassLolium multiflorum x perenne = L. x boucheanumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaBristle Club-rushIsolepis setaceaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisSmooth-stalked SedgeCarex laevigataSmooth-stalked SedgeCarex laevigataPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataWhorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillataWhorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillataHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica