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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 146m 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 146m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Agrimony, Lady's Bedstraw, Common Nettle +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Agrimony, Lady's Bedstraw, Common Nettle +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Waterside Stortford Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hatfield Forest and Flitch Way Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Circular family walk, through medieval hunting forest full of ancient trees. Terrain is flat. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Takeley to Wall Wood Circular Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 15.2 km ▾
Circular walk in Takeley, Essex. Several stiles, tree roots, ditches and footbridges. Can get muddy in wet weather, wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Dogs on leads around the lake.
Named route Length 15.2 km Duration 05:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 03 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW03 Local walking route
Show on map Rush Lane public footpath · 122 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 122 m Path type: residential
Show on map Sandford Road public footpath · 60 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 60 m Surface paving_stones Path type: residential
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 337 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 337 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 546 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 546 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
2,653 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,653 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Nuthatch +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Harvest Mouse · Hedgehog · Otter · Badger · Muntjac
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2024 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2023 Speckled Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 2-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug +16
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Agrimony · Lady's Bedstraw · Common Nettle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Meadowsweet +21
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,653 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Nuthatch +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Harvest Mouse · Hedgehog · Otter · Badger · Muntjac
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2024 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2023 Speckled Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 2-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug +16
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Agrimony · Lady's Bedstraw · Common Nettle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Meadowsweet +21
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombadier Beetle
Bombadier Beetle
Brachinus crepitans
Brachinus crepitans
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus2024
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus2024
Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus2024
Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus2024
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus2023
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus2023
Norellisoma spinimanum Norellisoma spinimanum2023
Norellisoma spinimanum Norellisoma spinimanum2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Thistle Cirsium
Thistle Cirsium
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2024
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2024
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2024
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2024
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2024
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2024
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2024
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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