Oak Meadow Nature Reserve
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.87541, 0.51691
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 224m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 224m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Ray WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
65 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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Fairy Hall Lanebridleway · 322 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 322 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
11,873 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,873 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +47
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Batman Hoverfly · Birch Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens · Syrphus · Volucella inanis +23
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Swollen-thighed Beetle
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Field Cow-wheat · Himalayan Balsam
- Field Cow-wheatMelampyrum arvense
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,873 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +47
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Batman Hoverfly · Birch Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens · Syrphus · Volucella inanis +23
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Swollen-thighed Beetle
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Field Cow-wheat · Himalayan Balsam
- Field Cow-wheatMelampyrum arvense
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera nobilis2024
Oedemera nobilis2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023Dock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansRhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeusRhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeusHollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostreHollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostreHolly BlueCelastrina argiolusHolly BlueCelastrina argiolusTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Alloeotomus gothicusAlloeotomus gothicus2024Alloeotomus gothicusAlloeotomus gothicus2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2023Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023