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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
51.65701, 0.08321
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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 138m 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 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
4 activities🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Dogs allowed with public access
Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 2 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
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Beech TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Roding Valley WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Cycleway 61Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C61Regional cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
13,564 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,564 records · NBN AtlasMagpie · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025Fallow Deer · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025Common Toad · Smooth Newt
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025Lesser Stag Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser · Melanostoma scalare · Small White · Green-veined White
+26 more speciesHide species list
All 31 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Holly Blue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,564 records · NBN AtlasMagpie · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025Fallow Deer · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025Common Toad · Smooth Newt
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025Lesser Stag Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser · Melanostoma scalare · Small White · Green-veined White
+26 more speciesHide species list
All 31 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Holly Blue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Celastrina argiolus
Celastrina argiolus
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumJersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctariaJersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctariaPurple HairstreakFavonius quercusPurple HairstreakFavonius quercusBrown ArgusAricia agestisBrown ArgusAricia agestisLarge WhitePieris brassicaeLarge WhitePieris brassicaeSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSitona obsoletusSitona obsoletusSitona obsoletusSitona obsoletusHornetVespa crabroHornetVespa crabroDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaRainieria calceataRainieria calceataRainieria calceataRainieria calceataLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaElm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmiElm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriLily BeetleLilioceris liliiLily BeetleLilioceris lilii7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata