St James's with St Luke's Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.75320, 0.08926
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 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 — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Greenfinch +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Greenfinch +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 13 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 Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Parndon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 40 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 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 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 140 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 224 m ▾
Named route Length 224 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 418 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 418 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,689 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,689 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Moorhen +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 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 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Syrphus +18
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,689 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Moorhen +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 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 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Syrphus +18
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Bombus terrestris2024
Bombus terrestris2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2024
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2024
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
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024 