Ladyshot Playing Field ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.77118, 0.12480
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 55m away — 20 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 55m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 26 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 London to Walsingham - stage 03 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW03 Local walking route
Show on map Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 37 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 NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 140 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 224 m ▾
Named route Length 224 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 660 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 660 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 301 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 301 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Puffers Green bridleway · 159 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 159 m Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
6,880 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,880 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +14
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,880 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +14
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
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