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Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.71785, 0.45427
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 166m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 166m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +68 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Circle Walking route 34 km ▾
Named route Length 34 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Pleasure Gardens Walk Walking route ▾
Repton's Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hylands Estate Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hylands Lower Estate Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National 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 Main Route Cycling route 801 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 801 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 420 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 420 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
17,031 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,031 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard +36
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Ruddy Darter +5
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,031 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard +36
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Ruddy Darter +5
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Azure Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Coenagrion puella
Coenagrion puella
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera 