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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
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51.68017, 0.01698
Open directionsv 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 🐕 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 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🦉 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, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Graphosoma italicum, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 7-spot Ladybird +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Graphosoma italicum, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 7-spot Ladybird +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oak Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 LOOP link to Enfield Lock station Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Beech Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 117 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (12) Cycling route ▾
Alternative (step-free) route avoiding railway bridge
Named route Ref (12) Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Local cycle route
Show on map Photos London Orbital Motorway at Waltham Abbey
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29,188 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,188 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Robin +47
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Knot Calidris canutus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Fallow Deer
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Platycheirus albimanus +17
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,188 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Robin +47
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Knot Calidris canutus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Fallow Deer
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Platycheirus albimanus +17
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird
10-spot Ladybird
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Graphosoma italicum Graphosoma italicum
Graphosoma italicum Graphosoma italicum
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Psammoecus bipunctatus Psammoecus bipunctatus
Psammoecus bipunctatus Psammoecus bipunctatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 