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Spains Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Kestrel, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Kestrel, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ivy · last seen 2014

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Rosemary Beetle +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Rosemary Beetle +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

St Peter's WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route

Three Forests WayWalking route96 km

Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route29 m

Named routeRef 1Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route16 m

Named routeRef 1Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

537 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

537 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummer

2025

Kestrel · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Whitethroat · Starling +53

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2018
WhitethroatCurruca communis2018
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Great TitParus major2018
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
SwallowHirundo rustica2014
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2014
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2014
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
RobinErithacus rubecula2018
MagpiePica pica2018
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
DunnockPrunella modularis2018
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2018
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2018
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
SwiftApus apus2014
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2011
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2011
House SparrowPasser domesticus2011
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
JackdawColoeus monedula2018
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2014
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2013
CootFulica atra2011
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2011
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2011
Little OwlAthene noctua2011
JayGarrulus glandarius2011
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2018
RookCorvus frugilegus2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
RedwingTurdus iliacus2013
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2011
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2011
Common TernSterna hirundo2011
Mute SwanCygnus olor2011
Rock DoveColumba livia2011
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2011
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2011
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2011
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2011
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2011
Stock DoveColumba oenas2011
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2011

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Water Vole · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2015
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2015

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2016

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects11 species

springsummer

2025

Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Rosemary Beetle · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Dark Bush-cricket +6

PeacockAglais io2016
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2015
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2014

Ivy

IvyHedera helix

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

537 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummer

2025

Kestrel · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Whitethroat · Starling +53

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2018
WhitethroatCurruca communis2018
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Great TitParus major2018
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
SwallowHirundo rustica2014
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2014
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2014
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
RobinErithacus rubecula2018
MagpiePica pica2018
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
DunnockPrunella modularis2018
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2018
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2018
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
SwiftApus apus2014
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2011
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2011
House SparrowPasser domesticus2011
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
JackdawColoeus monedula2018
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2014
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2013
CootFulica atra2011
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2011
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2011
Little OwlAthene noctua2011
JayGarrulus glandarius2011
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2018
RookCorvus frugilegus2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
RedwingTurdus iliacus2013
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2011
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2011
Common TernSterna hirundo2011
Mute SwanCygnus olor2011
Rock DoveColumba livia2011
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2011
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2011
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2011
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2011
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2011
Stock DoveColumba oenas2011
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2011

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Water Vole · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2015
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2015

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2016

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects11 species

springsummer

2025

Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Rosemary Beetle · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Dark Bush-cricket +6

PeacockAglais io2016
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2015
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2014

Ivy

IvyHedera helix

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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