Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
51.65701, 0.08321
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and House Sparrow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and House Sparrow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 138m 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 — Magpie, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Magpie, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Four-spotted Chaser, Melanostoma scalare +28 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 km12 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oak TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Beech TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Roding Valley WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Cycleway 61Cycling route▾
Named routeRef C61Regional cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
13,564 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,564 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling +30
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser · Melanostoma scalare · Small White · Green-veined White +26
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,564 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling +30
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser · Melanostoma scalare · Small White · Green-veined White +26
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Violet Ground Beetle
Violet Ground Beetle
Carabus violaceus
Carabus violaceus
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumJersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctariaJersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctariaPurple HairstreakFavonius quercusPurple HairstreakFavonius quercusBrown ArgusAricia agestisBrown ArgusAricia agestisLarge WhitePieris brassicaeLarge WhitePieris brassicaeSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSitona obsoletusSitona obsoletusSitona obsoletusSitona obsoletusHornetVespa crabroHornetVespa crabroDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaRainieria calceataRainieria calceataRainieria calceataRainieria calceataLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaElm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmiElm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriLily BeetleLilioceris liliiLily BeetleLilioceris lilii7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEvents & activities nearby
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