Netteswell Plantation 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.76527, 0.09956
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 🅿️ Harlow Sport's Center 60m 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 🅿️ Harlow Sport's Center 60m away — 20 car parks within reach £ 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 — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Starling +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Starling +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hawthorn, Yarrow, Bittersweet +11 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hawthorn, Yarrow, Bittersweet +11 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 15 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 Toddbrook Path public footpath · 273 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 273 m Path type: footway
Show on map 42 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 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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 5 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
10,660 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,660 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Robin · Lesser Black-backed Gull +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 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 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus +20
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,660 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Robin · Lesser Black-backed Gull +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 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 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus +20
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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