Earthwork called Court Knoll
3 ha
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.96946, 0.87450
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦14+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Tawny Owl
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦14+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Tawny Owl
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Tawny Owl, Swift +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Limnephilus lunatus, Common Red Soldier Beetle +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Pond-sedge, Common Nettle, Creeping Bent +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Tawny Owl, Swift +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Edmund WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef A3Regional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,068 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,068 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Tawny Owl · Swift · Song Thrush · Wren +9
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwiftApus apus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2022
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Stag Beetle · Limnephilus lunatus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +18
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Greater Pond-sedge · Common Nettle · Creeping Bent · Pink Water-speedwell · Hawthorn +84
- Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2023
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata2023
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,068 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Tawny Owl · Swift · Song Thrush · Wren +9
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwiftApus apus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2022
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Stag Beetle · Limnephilus lunatus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +18
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Greater Pond-sedge · Common Nettle · Creeping Bent · Pink Water-speedwell · Hawthorn +84
- Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2023
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata2023
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2023Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2023Common Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum2023Common Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2023Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus202324-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202324-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2023Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2023Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023Cryptocephalus pusillusCryptocephalus pusillus2023Cryptocephalus pusillusCryptocephalus pusillus2023White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2023Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva20232023
2023
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseMedickMedicago sativa2024MedickMedicago sativa2024Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2023Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2023Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2023Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2023Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2023Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023White WillowSalix alba2023White WillowSalix alba2023CleaversGalium aparine2023CleaversGalium aparine2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BrambleRubus2023BrambleRubus2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareCornelian-cherryCornus masCornelian-cherryCornus masCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaHairy SedgeCarex hirta2023Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2023Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2023Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2023WeldReseda luteola2023WeldReseda luteola2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2023Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2023HemlockConium maculatum2023HemlockConium maculatum2023Common ReedPhragmites australis2023Common ReedPhragmites australis2023Lesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minus2023Lesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minus2023BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023DockRumex2023DockRumex2023SpindleEuonymus europaeus2023SpindleEuonymus europaeus2023Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2023Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2023Goat WillowSalix caprea2023Goat WillowSalix caprea2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023Creeping Yellow-cressRorippa sylvestris2023Creeping Yellow-cressRorippa sylvestris2023Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2023Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2023Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2023Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022Spreading CotoneasterCotoneaster divaricatus2022Spreading CotoneasterCotoneaster divaricatus2022Field MapleAcer campestre2022Field MapleAcer campestre2022Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2022Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2022Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2022Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2022Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2022Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2022False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022MapleAcer2022MapleAcer2022BurdockArctium2022BurdockArctium2022Dog-roseRosa canina2022Dog-roseRosa canina2022Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2022Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2022Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2022Leyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2022Leyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2022Wild CherryPrunus avium2022Wild CherryPrunus avium2022Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022GorseUlex europaeus2022GorseUlex europaeus2022Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022Fat-henChenopodium album2022Fat-henChenopodium album2022Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2022Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2022Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2022Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2022NipplewortLapsana communis2022NipplewortLapsana communis2022Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022BerberisBerberis2022BerberisBerberis2022Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022DaisyBellis perennis2022DaisyBellis perennis2022Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022ElderSambucus nigra2022ElderSambucus nigra2022Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022DandelionTaraxacum2022DandelionTaraxacum2022PoppyPapaver2022PoppyPapaver2022GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2022Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022White Dead-nettleLamium album2022White Dead-nettleLamium album2022MayweedTripleurospermum2022MayweedTripleurospermum2022Events & activities nearby
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