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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

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 — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, Lesser Stag Beetle +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, Lesser Stag Beetle +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oak TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route

Beech TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Roding Valley WayCycling route

Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Cycleway 61Cycling route

Named routeRef C61Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

13,564 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,564 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winterspring

2025

Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin +70

JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Common GullLarus canus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SwiftApus apus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
Red KiteMilvus milvus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
RavenCorvus corax
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
CootFulica atra
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
RedpollAcanthis flammea2022

🦌

Mammals9 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog +4

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Fallow DeerDama dama
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
OtterLutra lutra2023
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria
Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2024

🐟

Fish1 species

summerautumn

2024

Common Carp

Common CarpCyprinus carpio

🐝

Insects55 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser · Melanostoma scalare +50

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Small WhitePieris rapae
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
Brown ArgusAricia agestis
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
HornetVespa crabro
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Rainieria calceataRainieria calceata
Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2024
Carabid BeetleCarabidae2024
Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis2024
EpistropheEpistrophe2024
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Pieris brassicae/rapaePieris brassicae/rapae2023
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2022
Common PlumeEmmelina monodactyla2022
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022

🍄

Fungi2 species

autumnwinter

2022

Mycena · Snowy Waxcap

MycenaMycena
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus

🌿

Plants5 species

autumn

2023

Japanese Knotweed · Bramble · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Beech · Silver Birch

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
BrambleRubus2022
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2022
BeechFagus sylvatica2022
Silver BirchBetula pendula2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,564 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winterspring

2025

Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin +70

JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Common GullLarus canus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SwiftApus apus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
Red KiteMilvus milvus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
RavenCorvus corax
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
CootFulica atra
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
RedpollAcanthis flammea2022

🦌

Mammals9 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog +4

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Fallow DeerDama dama
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
OtterLutra lutra2023
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria
Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2024

🐟

Fish1 species

summerautumn

2024

Common Carp

Common CarpCyprinus carpio

🐝

Insects55 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser · Melanostoma scalare +50

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Small WhitePieris rapae
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
Brown ArgusAricia agestis
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
HornetVespa crabro
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Rainieria calceataRainieria calceata
Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2024
Carabid BeetleCarabidae2024
Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis2024
EpistropheEpistrophe2024
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Pieris brassicae/rapaePieris brassicae/rapae2023
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2022
Common PlumeEmmelina monodactyla2022
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022

🍄

Fungi2 species

autumnwinter

2022

Mycena · Snowy Waxcap

MycenaMycena
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus

🌿

Plants5 species

autumn

2023

Japanese Knotweed · Bramble · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Beech · Silver Birch

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
BrambleRubus2022
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2022
BeechFagus sylvatica2022
Silver BirchBetula pendula2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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