Broadmeadow Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.89607, 1.15878
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Essex Way (Ramsey to Harwich)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Way (Stratford St Mary to Ramsey)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 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
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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5,819 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,819 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Mallard · Kestrel +41
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2023▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects26 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small White · Red Admiral · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +21
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled Wood
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,819 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Mallard · Kestrel +41
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2023▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects26 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small White · Red Admiral · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +21
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled Wood
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pararge aegeria2024
Pararge aegeria2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaCommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusChrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksiiRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023