Little Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.79054, 0.71179
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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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Ray WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN Link PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route352 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Photos
The B1022, looking in the direction of Tiptree
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Wildlife to spot
13,079 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,079 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Robin · Carrion Crow +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects16 species
springautumn
2025▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter +11
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Spotted-orchid
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,079 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Robin · Carrion Crow +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects16 species
springautumn
2025▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter +11
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Spotted-orchid
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas