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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome42 ha
Getting here
51.86642, 0.85846
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 412m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 412m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Stag Beetle +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Colchester Orbital West BWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital West AWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (North)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (West)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (South)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Greenstead to North StationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (South-East)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (North East)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Gryme's Dyke Middlebridleway · 218 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 218 mPath type: cycleway
Photos
Bridleway by Cheshunt Field
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Wildlife to spot
19,720 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,720 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Carrion Crow +45
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +10
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Ruddy Darter
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,720 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Carrion Crow +45
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +10
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Ruddy Darter
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum sanguineum
Sympetrum sanguineum
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus