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Copthall Grove

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.80237, 0.87548

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
🌿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

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +100 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Bombadier Beetle, Megalonotus antennatus, 7-spot Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Bombadier Beetle, Megalonotus antennatus, 7-spot Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Maldon to SalcottWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route4.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

49,450 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

49,450 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Black-tailed Godwit +36

PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SmewMergellus albellus2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Bombadier Beetle · Megalonotus antennatus

Bombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitans
Megalonotus antennatusMegalonotus antennatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

49,450 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Black-tailed Godwit +36

PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SmewMergellus albellus2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Bombadier Beetle · Megalonotus antennatus

Bombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitans
Megalonotus antennatusMegalonotus antennatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A barn conversion at Grove Farm

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