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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.77498, 0.13754
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ New Ground — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ New Ground — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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, House Sparrow, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 11 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 Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 03 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW03 Local walking route
Show on map Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 34 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 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 140 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 224 m ▾
Named route Length 224 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 660 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 660 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 301 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 301 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Soper Square, New Hall, Harlow
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Wildlife to spot
4,978 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,978 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,978 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 