Twentyacre Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon 🐕 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
🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Swallow +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Swallow +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Black Clock, Common Darter, Swollen-thighed Beetle +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Clock, Common Darter, Swollen-thighed Beetle +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The Gate to the Twentyacre Wood
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5,662 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,662 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swallow · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +44
Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Swift Apus apus2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Muntjac
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Black Clock · Common Darter · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Field Grasshopper · Dark Bush-cricket +2
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Eupeodes Eupeodes Mordellochroa abdominalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,662 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swallow · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +44
Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Swift Apus apus2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Muntjac
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Black Clock · Common Darter · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Field Grasshopper · Dark Bush-cricket +2
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Eupeodes Eupeodes Mordellochroa abdominalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mordellochroa abdominalis
Mordellochroa abdominalis
