Grimps Grove - Broadleaved woodland 4 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Colchester Getting here
51.83302, 0.93351
Open directionsv 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 welcomeDogs 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 km 5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Colchester Orbital Spoke (South) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Maurice Britton Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Colchester Orbital South A Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Colchester Orbital South B Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bourne Mill Pub Tour, Bourne Mill Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Circular walk that takes you to some of the local area's most celebrated inns. While much of this route runs along concrete pavements, there are some paths that can become muddy during wet weather. There are no steep gradients or obstacles to negotiate.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map South Green Road public footpath · 38 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 38 m Path type: service
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Colchester Orbital Cycle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Garrison Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,428 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,428 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Coot · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Woodpigeon +41
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Teal Anas crecca Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Gadwall Mareca strepera Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Eupeodes +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,428 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Coot · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Woodpigeon +41
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Teal Anas crecca Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Gadwall Mareca strepera Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Eupeodes +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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