Scabbard's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 72 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 72 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Uttlesford Getting here
51.98092, 0.28977
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Spear Thistle, Field Maple, Bramble +22 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Bishop's Mitre +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Bishop's Mitre +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Turpin's Trail 1 Walking route ▾
Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Turpin's Trail 2 Walking route ▾
Second of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 04 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW04 Local walking route
Show on map Lime Tree Walk Walking route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pepples Lane byway open to all traffic · 893 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 893 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Pepples Lane byway open to all traffic · 519 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 519 m Surface dirt Path type: track
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
4,753 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,753 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit · Robin +47
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Badger
7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Cantharis pellucida · Bishop's Mitre +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Dock Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,753 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit · Robin +47
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Badger
7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Cantharis pellucida · Bishop's Mitre +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Dock Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coreus marginatus2024
Coreus marginatus2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2024
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2024
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2024
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2024
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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