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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Braintree Getting here
51.99359, 0.59928
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🅿️ The Memorial Hall 355m away — 2 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ 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 🅿️ The Memorial Hall 355m away — 2 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swift, Little Egret, Cuckoo +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Little Egret, Cuckoo +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, 14-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, 14-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Rushley Green byway open to all traffic · 720 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 720 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Bluebell Wood, Castle Hedingham, Colne Valley, Essex
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Wildlife to spot
13,955 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,955 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Swift · Little Egret · Cuckoo · Kestrel · Red-legged Partridge +41
Swift Apus apus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Muntjac
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Purple Emperor · Comma +8
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Purple Emperor Apatura iris Comma Polygonia c-album Swollen-thighed Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,955 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Swift · Little Egret · Cuckoo · Kestrel · Red-legged Partridge +41
Swift Apus apus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Muntjac
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Purple Emperor · Comma +8
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Purple Emperor Apatura iris Comma Polygonia c-album Swollen-thighed Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera nobilis2024
Oedemera nobilis2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2024
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2024
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus2023
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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