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Bluntswall Shaws

3 ha

📷 John Winfield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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51.61667, 0.39121

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pochard, Woodpigeon, Magpie +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Woodpigeon, Magpie +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Jersey Tiger, Cantharis rustica · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Jersey Tiger, Cantharis rustica · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

St Peter's WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route123 m

Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route576 m

Named routeRef 13Length 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route35 m

Named routeRef 13Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

19,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds60 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Robin · Blue Tit +55

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Starling · Robin · Blue Tit +55

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Winfield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bluntswall Woods near Billericay, Essex

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