WEALD COMMON FLOOD MEADOW
2 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.71511, 0.17018
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Skylark
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Skylark
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackcap, Skylark, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Blackcap, Skylark, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Cantharis rustica +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Netteswell TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Stort Valley WayWalking route▾
Station Roadpublic footpath · 13 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: service
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route530 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 530 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route849 m▾
Named routeLength 849 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route682 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 682 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
20,352 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,352 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springautumn
2026▾
Blackcap · Skylark · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +50
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Stoat
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- StoatMustela erminea
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Cantharis rustica · Syrphus · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +23
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,352 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springautumn
2026▾
Blackcap · Skylark · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +50
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Stoat
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- StoatMustela erminea
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Cantharis rustica · Syrphus · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +23
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Agrilus sulcicollisAgrilus sulcicollis2025Agrilus sulcicollisAgrilus sulcicollis2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Back-SwimmerNotonecta2025Back-SwimmerNotonecta2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025caddisfliesTrichoptera2025caddisfliesTrichoptera2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025CantharisCantharis2025CantharisCantharis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Events & activities nearby
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