Fan Wood - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Colne Valley Path Walking route 37 km ▾
Named route Length 37 km Local walking route
Show on map Paycocke's Tudor Coggeshall Walk, Paycocke's House and Garden Walking route 4 km ▾
Paths across fields may be muddy after wet weather, so we advise wearing suitable footwear. Take care when crossing roads especially where there's no footpath along The Gravel. Expect a very gradual uphill approach along Grange Hill and East Street.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Grange Barn and Paycocke's House Circular Walk, Grange Barn Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Grange Barn is one of Europe's oldest timber-framed buildings. Paths are muddy and boggy after wet weather, so boots may be necessary. Please note that the river bridge is braced by metal bars which you'll need to climb over, so take care when crossing.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
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
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 5.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 60 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 60 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos A12 descending to Domsey Brook
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Wildlife to spot
740 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 740 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Black-headed Gull · Pheasant · Fieldfare +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Swift Apus apus2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2018 Blackbird Turdus merula Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Common Gull Larus canus2017 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2017 House Martin Delichon urbicum2017 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Muntjac · Polecat-Ferret · Red Fox +4
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Indet. Deer Cervidae2022 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2021 Polecat-Ferret Mustela furo x putorius2017 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2020 Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Acorn Weevil · Rosemary Beetle · Lily Beetle +26
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2019 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Common Nettle · Cow Parsley · Elder · Bramble · Ash +33
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Elder Sambucus nigra Bramble Rubus Ash Fraxinus excelsior Ivy Hedera helix Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 740 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Black-headed Gull · Pheasant · Fieldfare +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Swift Apus apus2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2018 Blackbird Turdus merula Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Common Gull Larus canus2017 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2017 House Martin Delichon urbicum2017 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Muntjac · Polecat-Ferret · Red Fox +4
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Indet. Deer Cervidae2022 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2021 Polecat-Ferret Mustela furo x putorius2017 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2020 Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Acorn Weevil · Rosemary Beetle · Lily Beetle +26
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2019 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Common Nettle · Cow Parsley · Elder · Bramble · Ash +33
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Elder Sambucus nigra Bramble Rubus Ash Fraxinus excelsior Ivy Hedera helix Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis2019
Sciurus carolinensis2019
Polecat Mustela putorius2019
Polecat Mustela putorius2019
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2018
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2018
Otter Lutra lutra2017
Otter Lutra lutra2017 Field Grasshopper
Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2024
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius2024
Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2023
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2023
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2023
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2023
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2020
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2020
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2019
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2019
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2017
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2017
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2017
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2017
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2017
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2017
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2017
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2017
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2017
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2017 Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna
Hazel Corylus
Hazel Corylus
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Elm Ulmus
Elm Ulmus
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Knapweed Centaurea
Knapweed Centaurea
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2018
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2018
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2018
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2018
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2018
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2018
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2018
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2018
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2018
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2018
Dock Rumex2018
Dock Rumex2018
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2018
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2018 