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St Margaret's Church

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Kestrel, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Small White, Meadow Brown +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Meadow Brown +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Primrose, Lords-and-Ladies, Blackthorn +68 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Primrose, Lords-and-Ladies, Blackthorn +68 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Blackthorn, Hazel, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Three Forests WayWalking route96 km

Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route

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Cycling

11 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

Regional Route 50Cycling route

Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route4.5 km

Named routeRef 50Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route7.2 km

Named routeLength 7.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,198 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,198 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds17 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Swift · Chiffchaff +12

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
RobinErithacus rubecula
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2017

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterspring

2025

Muntjac · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Badger +4

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles2018
SquirrelSciurus2017
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2017
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2017
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2017

🐝

Insects17 species

springsummer

2026

Box Tree Moth · Brimstone · Red Admiral · White Clover Seed Weevil · Box Bug +12

Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2021
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2020
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2017
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2017
Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2017
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017

🌿

Plants59 species

spring

2023

Primrose · Dog's Mercury · Common Nettle · Blackthorn · Hawthorn +54

PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
DockRumex2017
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
HazelCorylus2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2017
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017
WillowSalix2019
Greater PlantainPlantago major2019
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2019
White Dead-nettleLamium album2019
BrambleRubus2017
Field MapleAcer campestre2017
Dog-roseRosa canina2017
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2017
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2017
ElderSambucus nigra2017
Common ReedPhragmites australis2019
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2019
WillowherbEpilobium2019
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2019
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2019
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2017
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2017
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2017
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2017
Field-roseRosa arvensis2017
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017
ElmUlmus2017
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2017
daffodilsNarcissus2017
HollyIlex aquifolium2017
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2017
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2017
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
SnowdropGalanthus2017
CleaversGalium aparine2017
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017
IvyHedera helix2017
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2017
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2017
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,198 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds17 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Swift · Chiffchaff +12

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
RobinErithacus rubecula
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2017

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterspring

2025

Muntjac · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Badger +4

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles2018
SquirrelSciurus2017
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2017
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2017
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2017

🐝

Insects17 species

springsummer

2026

Box Tree Moth · Brimstone · Red Admiral · White Clover Seed Weevil · Box Bug +12

Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2021
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2020
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2017
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2017
Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2017
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017

🌿

Plants59 species

spring

2023

Primrose · Dog's Mercury · Common Nettle · Blackthorn · Hawthorn +54

PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
DockRumex2017
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
HazelCorylus2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2017
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017
WillowSalix2019
Greater PlantainPlantago major2019
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2019
White Dead-nettleLamium album2019
BrambleRubus2017
Field MapleAcer campestre2017
Dog-roseRosa canina2017
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2017
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2017
ElderSambucus nigra2017
Common ReedPhragmites australis2019
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2019
WillowherbEpilobium2019
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2019
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2019
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2017
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2017
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2017
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2017
Field-roseRosa arvensis2017
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017
ElmUlmus2017
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2017
daffodilsNarcissus2017
HollyIlex aquifolium2017
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2017
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2017
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
SnowdropGalanthus2017
CleaversGalium aparine2017
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017
IvyHedera helix2017
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2017
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2017
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 mym · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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