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Places › England › Eastern › Braintree Getting here
52.04124, 0.53021
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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 welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Kestrel +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Kestrel +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Ground-ivy, Bramble +72 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawthorn, Ground-ivy, Bramble +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Pedunculate Oak +10 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Meadow Brown +39 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Meadow Brown +39 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 11 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 London to Walsingham - stage 04 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW04 Local walking route
Show on map Wool Towns Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 05 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW05 Local walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Path part 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Meeting Lane byway open to all traffic · 526 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 526 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Photos Old houses, Chapel Road, Ridgewell
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Wildlife to spot
1,262 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,262 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Kestrel · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +29
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Swift Apus apus2019 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2018 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2018 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2018 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2017 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2017 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter autumn
2022 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2021 Comma · Large White · Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Red Admiral +7
Comma Polygonia c-album2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Peacock Aglais io Common Field-speedwell · Taraxacum agg. · Hogweed · Common Nettle · Butterfly-bush +16
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg. Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2017 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2017 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2017 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2017 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,262 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Kestrel · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +29
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Swift Apus apus2019 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2018 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2018 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2018 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2017 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2017 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter autumn
2022 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2021 Comma · Large White · Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Red Admiral +7
Comma Polygonia c-album2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Peacock Aglais io Common Field-speedwell · Taraxacum agg. · Hogweed · Common Nettle · Butterfly-bush +16
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg. Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2017 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2017 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2017 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2017 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2020
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2020
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica2018
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica2018
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2017
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2017
Dock Rumex2017
Dock Rumex2017
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2017
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2017
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2017
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2017
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2017
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2017
Yew Taxus baccata2017
Yew Taxus baccata2017
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2017
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2017
Holly Ilex aquifolium2017
Holly Ilex aquifolium2017
Black Bryony Tamus communis2017
Black Bryony Tamus communis2017
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2017
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2017
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2017
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2017
Box Buxus sempervirens2017
Box Buxus sempervirens2017
Agrimony Agrimonia2017
Agrimony Agrimonia2017
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2017
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2017
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2017
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