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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Brentwood Getting here
51.61535, 0.31258
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 🅿️ Parking 60m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 60m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Nebria brevicollis, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Nebria brevicollis, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
London LOOP (Section 21) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 22) Walking route ▾
"Section 22 of the London LOOP offers a short walk through community woodland and riverside scenery."
Named route Ref LOOP Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Madeira Walk public footpath · 394 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 394 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Cornsland public footpath · 370 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 370 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Cornsland public footpath · 100 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 100 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12
Show on map LCN 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map Ingreborne Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 136 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 53 m ▾
Named route Ref 136 Length 53 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 36 m ▾
Named route Ref 136 Length 36 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Ref 136 Length 49 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
13,969 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,969 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Robin · Magpie +27
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nebria brevicollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Snail Hunter · Violet Ground Beetle +4
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,969 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Robin · Magpie +27
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nebria brevicollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Snail Hunter · Violet Ground Beetle +4
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Calathus erratus Calathus erratus
Calathus erratus Calathus erratus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus 