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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 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 — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Garlic Mustard · last seen 2024; Plants — Garlic Mustard · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Public Right of Way 74 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local walking route
Show on map Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 19) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Enfield Lock station Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Beech Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 149 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (12) Cycling route ▾
Alternative (step-free) route avoiding railway bridge
Named route Ref (12) Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Roding Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RVW Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C26 Regional cycle route
Show on map River Lea Navigation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
45,300 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,300 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Coot +44
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wryneck Jynx torquilla2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Southern Green Shieldbug · Notiophilus biguttatus · Stenagostus rhombeus +9
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus 14-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,300 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Coot +44
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wryneck Jynx torquilla2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 14 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Southern Green Shieldbug · Notiophilus biguttatus · Stenagostus rhombeus +9
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus 14-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2025
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Leistus rufomarginatus Leistus rufomarginatus2025
Leistus rufomarginatus Leistus rufomarginatus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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