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The Moors

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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8 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 — Barn Owl, Raven, Little Grebe +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Little Grebe +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Elder, Daisy +36 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Elder, Daisy +36 more · last seen 2019

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Comma, Small White +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Comma, Small White +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Centenary CircleWalking route34 km

Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route

John Ray WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ridley Hall Lanepublic footpath · 219 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 219 mPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 50Cycling route

Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route

(50)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 16 and Regional Route 50

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 50Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route27 m

Named routeRef 50Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface bareearth

N/ACycling route546 m

Named routeRef 50Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

22,430 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,430 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds94 species

winterspring

2025

Red Kite · Barn Owl · Raven · Little Grebe · Buzzard +89

Red KiteMilvus milvus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
RavenCorvus corax
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
BuzzardButeo buteo
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
GadwallMareca strepera2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus2023
CootFulica atra2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
SiskinSpinus spinus2020
Circus aeruginosus aeruginosusCircus aeruginosus aeruginosus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2022
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2022
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2019
BitternBotaurus stellaris2019
GarganeySpatula querquedula2019
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018

🦌

Mammals9 species

spring

2025

Otter · Hedgehog · Badger · Brown Hare · Polecat-Ferret +4

OtterLutra lutra2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
BadgerMeles meles2022
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius
American MinkNeovison vison2018
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2018
MoleTalpa europaea2018
StoatMustela erminea2018

🦎

Reptiles2 species

autumn

2021

Common Lizard · Grass Snake

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2020

🐸

Amphibians5 species

spring

2023

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria2020
Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020

🐝

Insects46 species

summer

2025

Comma · Meadow Brown · Small White · Ringlet · Large White +41

CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
PeacockAglais io2019
SyrphusSyrphus
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2022
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2021
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
HornetVespa crabro
Jaapiella veronicaeJaapiella veronicae2022
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2020
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2018

🌿

Plants38 species

springautumn

2019

Creeping Thistle · Elder · Dog's Mercury · Daisy · Common Nettle +33

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
ElderSambucus nigra
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
DaisyBellis perennis2018
Common NettleUrtica dioica2018
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Red CampionSilene dioica
AshFraxinus excelsior
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata
Field MapleAcer campestre
HazelCorylus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
WillowSalix
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2018
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2018
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2018
YarrowAchillea millefolium2018
PrimrosePrimula2018
YewTaxus baccata2018
CleaversGalium aparine2018
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2018
DockRumex2018
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2018
Black BryonyTamus communis2018
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2018
IvyHedera helix2018
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2018
Lesser CalamintClinopodium nepeta2018
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2018
Wild CherryPrunus avium2018
AlderAlnus glutinosa2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
HollyIlex aquifolium2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,430 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds94 species

winterspring

2025

Red Kite · Barn Owl · Raven · Little Grebe · Buzzard +89

Red KiteMilvus milvus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
RavenCorvus corax
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
BuzzardButeo buteo
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
GadwallMareca strepera2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus2023
CootFulica atra2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
SiskinSpinus spinus2020
Circus aeruginosus aeruginosusCircus aeruginosus aeruginosus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2022
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2022
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2019
BitternBotaurus stellaris2019
GarganeySpatula querquedula2019
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018

🦌

Mammals9 species

spring

2025

Otter · Hedgehog · Badger · Brown Hare · Polecat-Ferret +4

OtterLutra lutra2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
BadgerMeles meles2022
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius
American MinkNeovison vison2018
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2018
MoleTalpa europaea2018
StoatMustela erminea2018

🦎

Reptiles2 species

autumn

2021

Common Lizard · Grass Snake

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2020

🐸

Amphibians5 species

spring

2023

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria2020
Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020

🐝

Insects46 species

summer

2025

Comma · Meadow Brown · Small White · Ringlet · Large White +41

CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
PeacockAglais io2019
SyrphusSyrphus
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2022
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2021
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
HornetVespa crabro
Jaapiella veronicaeJaapiella veronicae2022
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2020
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2018

🌿

Plants38 species

springautumn

2019

Creeping Thistle · Elder · Dog's Mercury · Daisy · Common Nettle +33

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
ElderSambucus nigra
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
DaisyBellis perennis2018
Common NettleUrtica dioica2018
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Red CampionSilene dioica
AshFraxinus excelsior
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata
Field MapleAcer campestre
HazelCorylus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
WillowSalix
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2018
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2018
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2018
YarrowAchillea millefolium2018
PrimrosePrimula2018
YewTaxus baccata2018
CleaversGalium aparine2018
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2018
DockRumex2018
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2018
Black BryonyTamus communis2018
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2018
IvyHedera helix2018
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2018
Lesser CalamintClinopodium nepeta2018
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2018
Wild CherryPrunus avium2018
AlderAlnus glutinosa2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
HollyIlex aquifolium2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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