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Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.78347, 0.13920
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 184m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 184m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 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 — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 34 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 London to Walsingham - stage 03 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW03 Local walking route
Show on map Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sheering Drive public footpath · 58 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 58 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: residential
Show on map Spicers Lane public footpath · 108 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 108 m Path type: footway
Show on map 38 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 NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 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 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 140 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 224 m ▾
Named route Length 224 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 660 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 660 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Catholic Church of the Assumption, Old Harlow
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3,914 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,914 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Magpie · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · Mallard +48
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +9
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,914 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Magpie · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · Mallard +48
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +9
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles 