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Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.76825, 0.07224
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 53m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 53m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Bittersweet, Yarrow +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Bittersweet, Yarrow +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Round-leaved Mint +4 more foraging species
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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 62 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 967 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 967 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 506 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 506 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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10,352 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,352 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Mallard · Blackbird +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Red-eyed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +20
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Green Shieldbug Round-leaved Mint · Hemp-agrimony · Black Horehound · Water Figwort
Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Black Horehound Ballota nigra Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,352 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Mallard · Blackbird +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Red-eyed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +20
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Green Shieldbug Round-leaved Mint · Hemp-agrimony · Black Horehound · Water Figwort
Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Black Horehound Ballota nigra Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nezara viridula
Nezara viridula
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 