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St Barnabas' Church

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

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 — Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly +167 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly +167 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Himalayan Balsam, Common Mallow +5 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Himalayan Balsam, Common Mallow +5 more · last seen 2024

Free

Cycling

Moderate match

Named cycling route nearby: Hainault Greenway

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Public Right of Way 74Walking route

Named routeRef 74Local walking route

Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route

Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

London LOOP (Section 18)Walking route

Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12Local cycle route

Roding Valley WayCycling route

Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Seven Kings GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 7KGLocal cycle route

Cycleway 25Cycling route

Named routeRef C25Regional cycle route

River Lea NavigationCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

28,999 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,999 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

autumnwinter

2026

Coot · Mallard · Canada Goose · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan +29

CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winter

2026

Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects64 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Field Grasshopper · Eristalis arbustorum +59

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Back-SwimmerNotonecta
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025
SuilliaSuillia2025
Phania funestaPhania funesta2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Aphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypii2025
Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus2025
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Bee WolfPhilanthus triangulum2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Agrilus viridisAgrilus viridis2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025
Empis lividaEmpis livida2025
Tricholauxania praeustaTricholauxania praeusta2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,999 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

autumnwinter

2026

Coot · Mallard · Canada Goose · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan +29

CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winter

2026

Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects64 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Field Grasshopper · Eristalis arbustorum +59

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Back-SwimmerNotonecta
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025
SuilliaSuillia2025
Phania funestaPhania funesta2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Aphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypii2025
Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus2025
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Bee WolfPhilanthus triangulum2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Agrilus viridisAgrilus viridis2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025
Empis lividaEmpis livida2025
Tricholauxania praeustaTricholauxania praeusta2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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