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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.71164, 0.24735
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 393m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 393m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hobby, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Hobby, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis tenax, Cheilosia +147 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary); Named hiking route nearby: Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Stort Valley WayWalking route▾
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
St Peter's WayWalking route66 km▾
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Love Lanepublic footpath · 13 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: service
Love Lanepublic footpath · 82 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 82 mPath type: service
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route530 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 530 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route849 m▾
Named routeLength 849 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 9.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Ordnance Survey Flush Bracket S1433
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Wildlife to spot
5,862 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,862 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hobby · Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Robin +3
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Syrphus · Cheilosia · Eupeodes · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus ribesii +61
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- CheilosiaCheilosia2025
- EupeodesEupeodes2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,862 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hobby · Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Robin +3
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Syrphus · Cheilosia · Eupeodes · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus ribesii +61
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- CheilosiaCheilosia2025
- EupeodesEupeodes2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas