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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 95 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Epping Forest Getting here
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Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 334m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 334m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Graphosoma italicum, Rhyzobius lophanthae +82 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Graphosoma italicum, Rhyzobius lophanthae +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 28 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 Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Enfield Lock station Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Beech Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 81 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 Route (1) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Route (1) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named route Ref (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Innova Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lane bridleway · 674 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 674 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Warlies bridleway · 491 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 491 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Green Lane bridleway · 7 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 7 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Green Lane bridleway · 504 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 504 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Green Lane bridleway · 262 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 262 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
10,134 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,134 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Wren · Robin +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Knot Calidris canutus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Graphosoma italicum · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +22
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Graphosoma italicum Graphosoma italicum 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,134 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Wren · Robin +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Knot Calidris canutus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Graphosoma italicum · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +22
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Graphosoma italicum Graphosoma italicum 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis2025
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri2025
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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