Earls Colne Baptist Church
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🦅Birds🎠Play🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.92786, 0.69575
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 188m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 188m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Pheasant +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Pheasant +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Limnephilus affinis, Glyphotaelius pellucidus +259 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Margery Allingham WalkWalking route9.5 km▾
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
Round ChapelWalking route▾
Circular route around Chappel. Whilst it is not signed, it has been recorded on OSM in 'Name' fields for some time.
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km▾
Named routeRef 13Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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6,295 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,295 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Linnet · Jackdaw +28
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects95 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Limnephilus lunatus · Limnephilus affinis · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Zygina flammigera · Empoasca vitis +90
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2025
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
- Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera
- Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
- Limnephilus marmoratus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,295 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Linnet · Jackdaw +28
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects95 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Limnephilus lunatus · Limnephilus affinis · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Zygina flammigera · Empoasca vitis +90
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2025
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
- Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera
- Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
- Limnephilus marmoratus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus2025
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lunaris2025Zygina lunarisZygina lunaris2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Oxyethira flavicornisOxyethira flavicornis2025Oxyethira flavicornisOxyethira flavicornis2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Nysius graminicolaNysius graminicolaNysius graminicolaNysius graminicolaSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusNorellia spinipesNorellia spinipesNorellia spinipesNorellia spinipesPhilorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalusPerapion violaceumPerapion violaceumPerapion violaceumPerapion violaceum24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella 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viridis2025Neolygus viridisNeolygus viridis2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2025Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2025Sepsis flavimanaSepsis flavimana2025Sepsis flavimanaSepsis flavimana2025Field Digger WaspArgogorytes mystaceus2025Field Digger WaspArgogorytes mystaceus2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Psectrotanypus variusPsectrotanypus varius2025Psectrotanypus variusPsectrotanypus varius2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Legnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosus2025Legnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosus2025