Harold's Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.76113, 0.06199
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Mallow · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 13 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 Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 967 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 967 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 506 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 506 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Old House Lane bridleway · 109 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 109 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
Show on map Old House Lane bridleway · 10 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 10 m Path type: residential
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Morreale's Nursery, Old House Lane
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Wildlife to spot
10,250 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,250 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Jackdaw · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly +19
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Common Darter Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,250 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Jackdaw · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly +19
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Common Darter Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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