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Boudge Hill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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51.89218, 1.01590

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-tailed Godwit and Wigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 218m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-tailed Godwit and Wigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 218m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon, Limosa limosa islandica +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon, Limosa limosa islandica +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Stag Beetle, Violet Ground Beetle, Banded Demoiselle +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Violet Ground Beetle, Banded Demoiselle +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Maurice Britton WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Colchester Orbital East AWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Colchester Orbital East BWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Essex Way (Stratford St Mary to Ramsey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

4 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 route2.1 km

Named routeRef 51Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

15,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds30 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Wigeon · Limosa limosa islandica · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pintail +25

WigeonMareca penelope
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SnipeGallinago gallinago
RuffCalidris pugnax
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SwallowHirundo rustica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JayGarrulus glandarius

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Insects3 species

summer

2025

Violet Ground Beetle · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly

Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Wigeon · Limosa limosa islandica · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pintail +25

WigeonMareca penelope
Limosa limosa islandicaLimosa limosa islandica
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SnipeGallinago gallinago
RuffCalidris pugnax
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SwallowHirundo rustica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JayGarrulus glandarius

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Violet Ground Beetle · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly

Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge over the A120 near Boudge Hill Wood

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