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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Colchester Getting here
51.90267, 0.88986
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Firebug +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Firebug +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Colchester Orbital West B Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Colchester Orbital West A Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Colchester Orbital Spoke (North) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Colchester Orbital Spoke (West) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Colchester Orbital Spoke (South) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Myland FP 54 public footpath · 74 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 74 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Myland FP 54 public footpath · 32 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 32 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Orrin Walk public footpath · 130 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 130 m Path type: footway
Show on map 151 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greenstead to North Station Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Colchester Orbital Cycle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (South-East) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (North East) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Car park to the northwest of Colchester Station
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Wildlife to spot
18,266 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,266 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Redwing · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Muntjac +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana2025 Firebug · Harlequin Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,266 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Redwing · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Muntjac +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Frog Rana2025 Firebug · Harlequin Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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