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Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.75902, 0.06760
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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 403m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 403m away — 4 car parks within reach 🦉 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, Greenfinch, Goldfinch +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Mallow · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Mallow · last seen 2023
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Moderate match
Allotments
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 14 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 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 Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Peldon Road public footpath · 55 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 55 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map Peldon Road public footpath · 45 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 45 m Path type: service
Show on map 59 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 Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Old House Lane bridleway · 109 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 109 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
Show on map Old House Lane bridleway · 10 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 10 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Fly tipping on Old House Lane
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Wildlife to spot
9,007 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,007 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Blackbird · Jackdaw +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird +20
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Himalayan Balsam · Common Mallow
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Common Mallow Malva sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,007 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Blackbird · Jackdaw +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird +20
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Himalayan Balsam · Common Mallow
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Common Mallow Malva sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2023
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2023
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2023
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2023
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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