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Oak Meadow

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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 109m away — 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 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

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12 activities

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, Blue Tit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +87 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Ray WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Notley Link PathCycling route

Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network

Regional Route 50Cycling route

Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route

Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

(50)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 16 and Regional Route 50

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route177 m

Named routeRef 16Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Fairy Hall Lanebridleway · 322 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 322 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

11,869 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,869 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwiftApus apus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
CootFulica atra2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Barn OwlTyto alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Little OwlAthene noctua2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Red KiteMilvus milvus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2020
Common TernSterna hirundo2020

🦌

Mammals8 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2020
MoleTalpa europaea2022
Fallow DeerDama dama2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummer

2023

Slow-worm · Indet. Snake · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2022
Indet. SnakeSerpentes
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2020

🐸

Amphibians4 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2019
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo2023
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2021

🐝

Insects90 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +85

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2022
BumblebeeBombus2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2020
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
SyrphusSyrphus
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2022
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2019
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Tipula maximaTipula maxima
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Alloeotomus gothicusAlloeotomus gothicus2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva2023
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2023
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2022
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2022
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2022
AbiaAbia2022
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2021
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2021
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2021
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2021
Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2021
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2021
Ctenophora pectinicornisCtenophora pectinicornis2021
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2021
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2021
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2020
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2020
Willow SwordtailXiphydria prolongata2020
Fabricius' Nomad BeeNomada fabriciana2020
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2020
Variable Nomad BeeNomada zonata2020
Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2020
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019

🍄

Fungi2 species

summerautumn

2019

Fly Agaric · Stinkhorn

Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria var. muscaria
StinkhornPhallus impudicus var. impudicus

🌿

Plants2 species

summerautumn

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Field Cow-wheat

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Field Cow-wheatMelampyrum arvense

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,869 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SwiftApus apus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
CootFulica atra2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Barn OwlTyto alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Little OwlAthene noctua2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Red KiteMilvus milvus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2020
Common TernSterna hirundo2020

🦌

Mammals8 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2020
MoleTalpa europaea2022
Fallow DeerDama dama2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummer

2023

Slow-worm · Indet. Snake · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2022
Indet. SnakeSerpentes
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2020

🐸

Amphibians4 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2019
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo2023
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2021

🐝

Insects90 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +85

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2022
BumblebeeBombus2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2020
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
SyrphusSyrphus
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2022
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2019
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Tipula maximaTipula maxima
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Alloeotomus gothicusAlloeotomus gothicus2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva2023
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2023
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2022
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2022
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2022
AbiaAbia2022
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2021
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2021
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2021
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2021
Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2021
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2021
Ctenophora pectinicornisCtenophora pectinicornis2021
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2021
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2021
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2020
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2020
Willow SwordtailXiphydria prolongata2020
Fabricius' Nomad BeeNomada fabriciana2020
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2020
Variable Nomad BeeNomada zonata2020
Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2020
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019

🍄

Fungi2 species

summerautumn

2019

Fly Agaric · Stinkhorn

Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria var. muscaria
StinkhornPhallus impudicus var. impudicus

🌿

Plants2 species

summerautumn

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Field Cow-wheat

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Field Cow-wheatMelampyrum arvense

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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