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Places › England › Eastern › Harlow Getting here
51.76190, 0.09355
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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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 02 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW02 Local walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 03 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW03 Local walking route
Show on map Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Toddbrook Path public footpath · 273 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 273 m Path type: footway
Show on map 41 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 NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 140 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 224 m ▾
Named route Length 224 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 418 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 418 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
11,342 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,342 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Syrphus · Blue-tailed Damselfly +17
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,342 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Syrphus · Blue-tailed Damselfly +17
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor2025
Yellow Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025 