Littley Wood West ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Uttlesford Getting here
51.96312, 0.27226
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Herb-Robert +3 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dark Bush-cricket +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dark Bush-cricket +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
London to Walsingham - stage 03 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW03 Local walking route
Show on map Turpin's Trail 1 Walking route ▾
Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 04 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW04 Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sampson's Lane byway open to all traffic · 735 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 735 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Sampson's Lane byway open to all traffic · 1.2 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.2 km Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Sampson's Lane byway open to all traffic · 568 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 568 m Surface dirt Path type: track
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
8,719 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,719 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Linnet Linaria cannabina Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Raven Corvus corax Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dark Bush-cricket · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,719 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Linnet Linaria cannabina Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Raven Corvus corax Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greylag Goose Anser anser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dark Bush-cricket · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Nyctia halterata Nyctia halterata
Nyctia halterata Nyctia halterata
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum 