Churchfield Plantation
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.14318, 1.08502
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Herring Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Herring Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +100 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +100 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Scarce Chaser, Banded Demoiselle +16 more · last seen 2025
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route▾
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 11BCycling route▾
Named routeRef 11BLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route982 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route708 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route563 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route834 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 834 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
58,371 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
58,371 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds103 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Black-headed Gull
+98 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals4 species
springwinter
2025Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025Willow Emerald Damselfly · Scarce Chaser · Banded Demoiselle · Black-tailed Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly
+14 more speciesHide species list
All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure Damselfly
🌿Plants11 species
wintersummerautumn
2026Red Dead-nettle · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Wild Liquorice · Wild Basil
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wild LiquoriceAstragalus glycyphyllos2025
- Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
58,371 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds103 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Black-headed Gull
+98 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals4 species
springwinter
2025Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025Willow Emerald Damselfly · Scarce Chaser · Banded Demoiselle · Black-tailed Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly
+14 more speciesHide species list
All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure Damselfly
🌿Plants11 species
wintersummerautumn
2026Red Dead-nettle · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Wild Liquorice · Wild Basil
+6 more speciesHide species list
All 11 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wild LiquoriceAstragalus glycyphyllos2025
- Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenagrion puella
Coenagrion puella
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaHouse CricketAcheta domesticusHouse CricketAcheta domesticusCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusEustalomyia hilarisEustalomyia hilarisEustalomyia hilarisEustalomyia hilarisLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasPloughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2025Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2025Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025HenbaneHyoscyamus niger2025HenbaneHyoscyamus niger2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2025Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2025Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2025Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2025Events & activities nearby
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