The Rookery - Conifer woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.76087, 0.83246
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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
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Maldon to SalcottWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Burnham-on-Crouch to MaldonWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Station Roadpublic footpath · 86 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
15,363 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,363 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Mallard · Little Egret · Woodpigeon · Magpie +99
Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac +6
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- StoatMustela erminea
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Cinnabar · Small White · Migrant Hawker +7
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,363 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Mallard · Little Egret · Woodpigeon · Magpie +99
Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac +6
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- StoatMustela erminea
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Cinnabar · Small White · Migrant Hawker +7
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritusBrown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritusSoprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeusSoprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeusBarbastelleBarbastella barbastellusBarbastelleBarbastella barbastellusNoctuleNyctalus noctulaNoctuleNyctalus noctulaScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioLarge WhitePieris brassicaeLarge WhitePieris brassicaeOak Leaf-rollerAttelabus nitensOak Leaf-rollerAttelabus nitensEvents & activities nearby
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