Gernon Bushes ✦ Ancient woodland 37 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 37 ha
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51.70468, 0.14037
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 149m away — 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 149m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Common Spotted-orchid, Primrose +7 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +106 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Parndon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Netteswell Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Woodyard public footpath · 135 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 135 m Path type: service
Show on map Brickfield Road public footpath · 65 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 65 m Path type: residential
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
13,486 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,486 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Stoat · Badger
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Norfolk Aeshna · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Cantharis rustica +24
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles Syrphus Syrphus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Agrilus sulcicollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,486 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Stoat · Badger
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Norfolk Aeshna · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Cantharis rustica +24
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles Syrphus Syrphus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Agrilus sulcicollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Agrilus sulcicollis
Agrilus sulcicollis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus
Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Cantharis Cantharis
Cantharis Cantharis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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