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Woodford Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and House Sparrow
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Playground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Bearded Tooth, Calogaya pusilla, Common Orange Lichen +10 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Bearded Tooth, Calogaya pusilla, Common Orange Lichen +10 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Pedunculate Oak, Common Hemp-nettle +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Meadowsweet, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +222 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Small White +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Small White +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holiday homes at Woodford Bridge Country Club, Milton Damerel

Holiday homes at Woodford Bridge Country Club, Milton Damerel

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