John W Porter Memorial Wood 6 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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 — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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 — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Starling +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Starling +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, White-legged Damselfly, Dock Bug +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, White-legged Damselfly, Dock Bug +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Mycena, Snowy Waxcap, King Alfred's Cakes +6 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Mycena, Snowy Waxcap, King Alfred's Cakes +6 more · last seen 2022
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 6 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 London LOOP (Section 19) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map Beech Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Roding Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RVW Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,381 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,381 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Starling · Mallard · Carrion Crow +32
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Great Tit Parus major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Brown Rat · Bank Vole · Field Vole +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2024 Field Vole Microtus agrestis Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird · Jersey Tiger · Dock Bug · Tortoise Bug · Elm-currant Aphid +19
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Elm-currant Aphid Eriosoma ulmi 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 10-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,381 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Starling · Mallard · Carrion Crow +32
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Great Tit Parus major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Brown Rat · Bank Vole · Field Vole +1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2024 Field Vole Microtus agrestis Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange Ladybird · Jersey Tiger · Dock Bug · Tortoise Bug · Elm-currant Aphid +19
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Elm-currant Aphid Eriosoma ulmi 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 10-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Carabid Beetle Carabidae2024
Carabid Beetle Carabidae2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2024
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2024
Eumerus Eumerus2024
Eumerus Eumerus2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2024
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2024
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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