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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.76413, 0.47608
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 226m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 226m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +41 more · last seen 2025
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Thistle, Common Nettle, Common Ragwort +30 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary CircleWalking route34 km▾
Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Admiral McHardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Saffron TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Goulton Roadpublic footpath · 28 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mPath type: service
Broomfield Cyclewaypublic footpath · 22 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Regional Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route420 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mill Lanebridleway · 85 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 85 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Mill Lanebridleway · 6 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mPath type: service
Mill Lanebridleway · 218 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 218 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Mill Lanebridleway · 53 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 53 mPath type: service
Mill Lanebridleway · 13 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mPath type: service
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Angel PH, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex
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Angel PH, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex
Facilities
🅿️Parking
3 nearby · Free · 204m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Common Knapweed
Centaurea nigra2024
Centaurea nigra2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024JuncaceaeJuncaceae2024JuncaceaeJuncaceae2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024SedgeCarex2024SedgeCarex2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024WillowherbEpilobium2024WillowherbEpilobium2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2024Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024BugleAjuga reptans2024BugleAjuga reptans2024CowslipPrimula veris2024CowslipPrimula veris2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024Events & activities nearby
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