Plan your visit
🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 66 ha
Getting here
51.72295, 0.22761
Open directionsv Blake Hall is a country house within the civil parish of Bobbingworth, to the north-west of Chipping Ongar, in the county Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, and its park and garden are Grade II listed.
Read more on Wikipedia → English country house Grade II* listed building
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 Hobby and Fieldfare ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and Fieldfare ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hobby, Fieldfare, Raven +53 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
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Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: BLAKE HALL
Free
Birds — Hobby, Fieldfare, Raven +53 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Small White +82 more · last seen 2026; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Stort Valley Way Walking route ▾
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 530 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 530 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 849 m ▾
Named route Length 849 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
5,007 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,007 records · National Biodiversity Network Hobby · Raven · Pheasant · Peregrine · Kestrel +25
Hobby Falco subbuteo Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Muntjac
🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White · Common Blue · Small Heath +22
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2025 Small White Pieris rapae2025 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,007 records · National Biodiversity Network Hobby · Raven · Pheasant · Peregrine · Kestrel +25
Hobby Falco subbuteo Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Muntjac
🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White · Common Blue · Small Heath +22
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2025 Small White Pieris rapae2025 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2025
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2025
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2024
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024 