Orange Field Plantation 9 ha
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Places › England › Eastern › Epping Forest Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Yellowhammer, Kestrel, Carrion Crow +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Yellowhammer, Kestrel, Carrion Crow +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Garden Asparagus, Cowslip +2 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Garden Asparagus, Cowslip +2 more · last seen 2021
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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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 967 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 967 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 506 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 506 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 372 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 372 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
5,329 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,329 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Yellowhammer · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Kestrel +43
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2020 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Common Gull Larus canus2020 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2020 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Fallow Deer Dama dama2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +25
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023 Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2023 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer autumn
2021 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Garden Asparagus · Cowslip
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Garden Asparagus Asparagus officinalis2020 Cowslip Primula veris2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,329 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Yellowhammer · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Kestrel +43
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2020 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Common Gull Larus canus2020 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2020 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Fallow Deer Dama dama2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +25
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023 Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2023 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer autumn
2021 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Garden Asparagus · Cowslip
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Garden Asparagus Asparagus officinalis2020 Cowslip Primula veris2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peacock
Peacock
Aglais io2021
Aglais io2021
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2020
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2020
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2023
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2023
Invertebrates (Flies) Diptera2022
Invertebrates (Flies) Diptera2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Vespula Vespula2022
Vespula Vespula2022
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2022
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2022
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2021
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2021
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2021
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2020
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2020
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2020
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2020
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2020
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2020 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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