Gravelpit Wood - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.88376, 0.80017
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 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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colchester Orbital West BWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Margery Allingham WalkWalking route9.5 km▾
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
Round ChapelWalking route▾
Circular route around Chappel. Whilst it is not signed, it has been recorded on OSM in 'Name' fields for some time.
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Roman Willows Footbridgepublic footpath · 5 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mPath type: footway
EAG 23public footpath · 469 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 469 mPath type: footway
Turkey Cock Roman Waypublic footpath · 400 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 400 mPath type: footway
40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National 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
Lexden RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route854 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 854 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,285 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,285 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird +48
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects9 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Adonis' Ladybird · Comma · Painted Lady +4
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- 7-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,285 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird +48
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects9 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Adonis' Ladybird · Comma · Painted Lady +4
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- 7-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2024
Coccinella septempunctata2024
HornetVespa crabro2024HornetVespa crabro2024Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2024Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Events & activities nearby
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