Lee Valley Country Park 7 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Epping Forest Getting here
51.74069, -0.00841
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Mute Swan +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Mute Swan +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Water Screw-moss, Beggarticks, Black Medick +71 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Water Screw-moss, Beggarticks, Black Medick +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Early Bumblebee, Bumblebee +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Early Bumblebee, Bumblebee +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Bistort, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Walnut
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 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 Short Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 1.3 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map New River Path public footpath · 369 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 369 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 55 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 Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 967 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 967 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 506 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 506 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
18,245 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,245 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Cormorant · Tufted Duck · Great Crested Grebe · Canada Goose +43
Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Nettle Groundbug
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Marble Screw-moss · Water Screw-moss · Marsh Bryum · Kneiff's Feather-moss · Tree-mallow +1
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2025 Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2025 Tree-mallow Malva arborea2025 White-tipped Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,245 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Cormorant · Tufted Duck · Great Crested Grebe · Canada Goose +43
Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Nettle Groundbug
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Marble Screw-moss · Water Screw-moss · Marsh Bryum · Kneiff's Feather-moss · Tree-mallow +1
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2025 Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2025 Tree-mallow Malva arborea2025 White-tipped Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthotrichum diaphanum2025
Orthotrichum diaphanum2025
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