Emberson's Wood - Woodland 10 ha
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.66692, 0.60523
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 314m away — 2 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 314m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Danbury Common to Lingwood Common Walk, Danbury Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Easy walking on a waymarked route. There are grassy tracks and some tree routes. May not be suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs as some areas can get muddy in wet weather and during the winter. Can be connected with Blakes wood and Lingwood trails.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lingwood Common to Blakes Wood Walk, Danbury Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Circular walk with a mix of environments. Easy walking on a numbered route. There are grass tracks and some tree roots. It may not be suitable for push/wheelchairs as some areas become muddy in wet weather and during winter.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
23,807 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,807 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Moorhen · Robin · Jackdaw +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Weasel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Violet Ground Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Stictopleurus punctatonervosus +17
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025 Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025 Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025 Aphrophora alni Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,807 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Moorhen · Robin · Jackdaw +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Weasel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Violet Ground Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Stictopleurus punctatonervosus +17
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025 Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025 Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025 Aphrophora alni Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2025
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Kalama tricornis Kalama tricornis2025
Kalama tricornis Kalama tricornis2025
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2025
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum2025
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 