Netteswell Common Allotments
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Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.74931, 0.10713
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 262m away — 16 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 262m away — 16 car parks within reach 🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Rosemary Beetle +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Rosemary Beetle +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Bearded Couch, Ivy +9 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Bluebell, Bearded Couch, Ivy +9 more · last seen 2021
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Parndon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 41 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 418 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 418 m National Cycle Network On-road 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
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4,849 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,849 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2024 ▾
Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2023 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Blue Damselfly · Syrphus +22
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,849 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2024 ▾
Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2023 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Blue Damselfly · Syrphus +22
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2024
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2023
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023 