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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › London › Waltham Forest Getting here
51.61547, 0.01408
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 347m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 347m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Closterotomus trivialis, Marmalade Hoverfly +163 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Closterotomus trivialis, Marmalade Hoverfly +163 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Public Right of Way 74 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 74 Local walking route
Show on map Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 19) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map Beech Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (Section 13) Walking route ▾
Alternative step-free route in Springfield Park
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 104 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Roding Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RVW Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C26 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C25 Regional cycle route
Show on map River Lea Navigation Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Pond on the edge of Woodford Golf Course #2
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Wildlife to spot
41,313 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,313 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blue Tit · Coot +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Back-Swimmer · Batman Hoverfly · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Epistrophe eligans +8
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Back-Swimmer Notonecta Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Water Scorpion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,313 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blue Tit · Coot +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Green Shieldbug · Back-Swimmer · Batman Hoverfly · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Epistrophe eligans +8
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Back-Swimmer Notonecta Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Water Scorpion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nepa cinerea
Nepa cinerea
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Suillia Suillia2025
Suillia Suillia2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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