Great Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Epping Forest Getting here
51.64585, 0.14299
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Yarrow, Garlic Mustard +21 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Bramble, Hawthorn +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oak Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 21) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 19) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map Church Lane public footpath · 71 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 71 m Path type: service
Show on map Church Lane public footpath · 80 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 80 m Path type: service
Show on map Church Lane public footpath · 16 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 16 m Path type: service
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Featherbed Lane bridleway · 467 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 467 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on 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
4,326 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,326 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackcap · Blue Tit +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Muntjac
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Malachite Beetle · Comma · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Large White +12
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus Comma Polygonia c-album Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Large White Pieris brassicae Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,326 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackcap · Blue Tit +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Muntjac
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Malachite Beetle · Comma · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Large White +12
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus Comma Polygonia c-album Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Large White Pieris brassicae Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Vanessa cardui
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus2024
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus2024
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2024
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 