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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Epping Forest Getting here
51.67885, 0.15297
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 🅿️ Parking 75m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 75m away — 6 car parks within reach £ 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, Carrion Crow, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Isothecium myosuroides, Elegant Silk-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +41 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Isothecium myosuroides, Elegant Silk-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +41 more · last seen 2019
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Garlic Mustard +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Former Roman Road bridleway · 483 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 483 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Former Roman Road bridleway · 579 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 579 m Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
1,702 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,702 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Chaffinch +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Barn Owl Tyto alba Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Fallow Deer
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Limodromus assimilis · Green Shieldbug · House-fly · Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina House-fly Musca domestica Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,702 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Chaffinch +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Barn Owl Tyto alba Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Fallow Deer
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Limodromus assimilis · Green Shieldbug · House-fly · Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina House-fly Musca domestica Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2021
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2021 