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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.75832, 0.11039
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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 🛝 Playground 147m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 147m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 4 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 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
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 660 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 660 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
6,595 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,595 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 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 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Syrphus · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Migrant Hawker · White-tailed Bumblebee +16
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Syrphus Syrphus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2024 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,595 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 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 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Syrphus · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Migrant Hawker · White-tailed Bumblebee +16
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Syrphus Syrphus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2024 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meconema meridionale
Meconema meridionale
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Empis livida Empis livida
Empis livida Empis livida
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 