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Drapers Farm

17 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

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51.74180, 0.70212

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 287m away

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 287m away

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Teal, Black-headed Gull, Starling +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Teal, Black-headed Gull, Starling +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Bombadier Beetle, Eristalinus aeneus, Spotted-winged Drosophila +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 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

Northey Island Circular Walk, Northey IslandWalking route5.1 km

Check Maldon tide times; causeway unsafe around high tide—do not cross when covered. Stay off saltmarsh and mudflats. This walk is on footpaths, either through fields or along tracks. Surfaces can be uneven in parts and slippery when wet.

Named routeLength 5.1 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

Drapers Chasepublic footpath · 398 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 398 mPath type: residential

Lofts Farmpublic footpath · 319 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 319 mPath type: service

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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

NCN Link PathCycling route

Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network

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

Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route352 m

Named routeRef 16Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

69,505 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

69,505 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winter

2026

Starling · Robin · Magpie · Teal · Coot +70

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
TealAnas crecca
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

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Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Water Shrew · Muntjac

Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Bombadier Beetle · Eristalinus aeneus · Spotted-winged Drosophila

Bombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitans
Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

69,505 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winter

2026

Starling · Robin · Magpie · Teal · Coot +70

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
TealAnas crecca
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Water Shrew · Muntjac

Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Bombadier Beetle · Eristalinus aeneus · Spotted-winged Drosophila

Bombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitans
Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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