Nicholls Field Playing Field
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🦉 Wildlife⚽ Pitches🦅 Birds
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.76156, 0.12503
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 8 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 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Puffers Green bridleway · 159 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 159 m Path type: service
Show on map Photos Nicholls Tower, Nicholls Field, Harlow
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Wildlife to spot
7,279 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,279 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Kestrel +27
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Squirrel · Red Fox
Squirrel Sciurus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +18
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Large Red Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,279 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Kestrel +27
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Squirrel · Red Fox
Squirrel Sciurus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +18
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Large Red Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Empis livida Empis livida
Empis livida Empis livida
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes 