Orange Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Epping Forest Getting here
51.71559, 0.07755
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 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — House Sparrow, Robin, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
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Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Garden Asparagus · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 7 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 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
Show on map 11 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 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 401 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 401 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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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Wildlife to spot
7,195 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,195 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Starling · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Jackdaw +30
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Otter · Badger
Otter Lutra lutra2024 Badger Meles meles 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Pterostichus niger · Common Darter +6
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,195 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Starling · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Jackdaw +30
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Otter · Badger
Otter Lutra lutra2024 Badger Meles meles 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Marmalade Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Pterostichus niger · Common Darter +6
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
Invertebrates (Flies) Diptera2022
Invertebrates (Flies) Diptera2022
Vespula Vespula2022
Vespula Vespula2022
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2022
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2022
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2022
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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