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51.61512, -0.02583
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Coot, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Coot, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
New River Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR link Local walking route
Show on map Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 19) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map Beech Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 13) Walking route ▾
Alternative step-free route in Springfield Park
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 131 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map Roding Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RVW Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C26 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C25 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
16,207 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,207 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Coot +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swan Goose Anser cygnoides2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Helophilus pendulus · Adonis' Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Southern Green Shieldbug +11
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,207 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Coot +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swan Goose Anser cygnoides2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Helophilus pendulus · Adonis' Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Southern Green Shieldbug +11
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Noctule
Noctule
Nyctalus noctula2025
Nyctalus noctula2025
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2025
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2025 2025
2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea2025
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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