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Places › England › Eastern › Uttlesford Getting here
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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 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Hazel +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Maple, Red Campion, Bramble +58 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Field Maple, Red Campion, Bramble +58 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 03 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW03 Local walking route
Show on map Bigods Lane public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Path type: unclassified
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 66 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 66 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 18 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 49 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 21 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
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Wildlife to spot
6,791 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,791 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Skylark · Carrion Crow +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Magpie Pica pica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Hedgehog +4
Otter Lutra lutra2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2020 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Box Tree Moth · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird +18
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2021 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021 Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,791 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Skylark · Carrion Crow +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Magpie Pica pica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Hedgehog +4
Otter Lutra lutra2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2020 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Box Tree Moth · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird +18
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2021 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021 Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2019
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2019
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2019
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2019
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2019
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2019 Violet Ground Beetle
Violet Ground Beetle
Carabus violaceus2021
Carabus violaceus2021
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2019
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2019
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2021
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2021
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2021
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2021
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2021
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2021
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2021
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2021
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
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