Bell Common - Conifer woodland
14 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🥾Hiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
51.68281, 0.10436
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Visiting this summer
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 352m away — 4 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 352m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Oak Trail
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 51 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oak TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Beech TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Photos
Farming and woodland south of Epping, seen from the M25
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Wildlife to spot
15,217 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,217 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Goldfinch +32
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Otter · Brown Rat · Red Fox
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Jersey Tiger · Batman Hoverfly · Agrilus cuprescens · Nemopoda nitidula +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Agrilus cuprescensAgrilus cuprescens
- Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula
- Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi
- 14-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,217 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Goldfinch +32
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Otter · Brown Rat · Red Fox
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Jersey Tiger · Batman Hoverfly · Agrilus cuprescens · Nemopoda nitidula +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Agrilus cuprescensAgrilus cuprescens
- Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula
- Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi
- 14-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticae