Nor Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch 🐕 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
🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2023
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hyacinthoides, Endive Pellia · last seen 2017
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
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Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +39 more · last seen 2025
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Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Stort Valley Way Walking route ▾
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map 12 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 530 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 530 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 849 m ▾
Named route Length 849 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 4.4 km ▾
Named route Length 4.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Perryfield Lane byway open to all traffic · 757 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 757 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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3,682 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,682 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Rook · Pheasant · Goldfinch · Robin +36
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2018 Rook Corvus frugilegus2013 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2013 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2013 Robin Erithacus rubecula2013 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2013 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2013 Skylark Alauda arvensis Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2018 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2013 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2013 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2013 Blackbird Turdus merula2013 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2013 Great Tit Parus major2013 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2013 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2013 Dunnock Prunella modularis2013 Swallow Hirundo rustica2013 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2013 Jay Garrulus glandarius2013 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2013 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Siskin Spinus spinus Swift Apus apus2018 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2013 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2013 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2013 Common Gull Larus canus2013 Magpie Pica pica2013 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2013 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2013 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2013 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2013 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2013 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2013 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2013 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2013 Coot Fulica atra2013 Badger · American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Bat
Badger Meles meles American Mink Neovison vison2014 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2018 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2018 Bat Chiroptera2015 Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Large White +30
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017 Large White Pieris brassicae2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2017 ▾
Hyacinthoides · Endive Pellia
Hyacinthoides Hyacinthoides Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2016 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,682 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Rook · Pheasant · Goldfinch · Robin +36
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2018 Rook Corvus frugilegus2013 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2013 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2013 Robin Erithacus rubecula2013 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2013 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2013 Skylark Alauda arvensis Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2018 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2013 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2013 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2013 Blackbird Turdus merula2013 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2013 Great Tit Parus major2013 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2013 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2013 Dunnock Prunella modularis2013 Swallow Hirundo rustica2013 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2013 Jay Garrulus glandarius2013 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2013 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Siskin Spinus spinus Swift Apus apus2018 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2013 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2013 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2013 Common Gull Larus canus2013 Magpie Pica pica2013 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2013 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2013 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2013 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2013 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2013 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2013 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2013 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2013 Coot Fulica atra2013 Badger · American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Bat
Badger Meles meles American Mink Neovison vison2014 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2018 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2018 Bat Chiroptera2015 Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Large White +30
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017 Large White Pieris brassicae2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2017 ▾
Hyacinthoides · Endive Pellia
Hyacinthoides Hyacinthoides Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2016 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Comma Polygonia c-album2017
Comma Polygonia c-album2017
Small White Pieris rapae2016
Small White Pieris rapae2016
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2016
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2016
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2016
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2016
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2023
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2023
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2021
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2021
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2021
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2021
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2020
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2020
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2019
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2019
Pieris Pieris2019
Pieris Pieris2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2017
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2017
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2017
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2017
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2017
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2017
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2015
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2015
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2014
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2014
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2013
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2013
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2013
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2013
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2013
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2013 