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Big Clump

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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51.83069, 1.01222

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Curlew +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Curlew +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dock Bug, Azure Damselfly, Field Grasshopper +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Azure Damselfly, Field Grasshopper +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Maurice Britton WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route896 m

Named routeRef 51Length 896 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 51Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Moverons Lanebyway open to all traffic · 919 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 919 mSurface pavedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

11,257 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,257 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumn

2025

Curlew · Shelduck · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Magpie +59

CurlewNumenius arquata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
DunlinCalidris alpina
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KnotCalidris canutus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TealAnas crecca
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
RedshankTringa totanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
RookCorvus frugilegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,257 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumn

2025

Curlew · Shelduck · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Magpie +59

CurlewNumenius arquata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
DunlinCalidris alpina
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KnotCalidris canutus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TealAnas crecca
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
RedshankTringa totanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
RookCorvus frugilegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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