Emberson's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.67909, 0.60975
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Pedunculate Oak, Field Maple +45 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Bluebell, Pedunculate Oak, Field Maple +45 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Elder +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Admiral McHardy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Danbury Common to Lingwood Common Walk, Danbury Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Easy walking on a waymarked route. There are grassy tracks and some tree routes. May not be suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs as some areas can get muddy in wet weather and during the winter. Can be connected with Blakes wood and Lingwood trails.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lingwood Common to Blakes Wood Walk, Danbury Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Circular walk with a mix of environments. Easy walking on a numbered route. There are grass tracks and some tree roots. It may not be suitable for push/wheelchairs as some areas become muddy in wet weather and during winter.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
4,619 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,619 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Weasel · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tachycixius pilosus · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · Green Nettle Weevil +32
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,619 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Weasel · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tachycixius pilosus · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · Green Nettle Weevil +32
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Creeping Thistle Lacebug Tingis (Tingis) ampliata
Creeping Thistle Lacebug Tingis (Tingis) ampliata
Criomorphus Criomorphus
Criomorphus Criomorphus
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Kalama tricornis Kalama tricornis
Kalama tricornis Kalama tricornis
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti
Orchestes hortorum Orchestes hortorum
Orchestes hortorum Orchestes hortorum
Cymus melanocephalus Cymus melanocephalus
Cymus melanocephalus Cymus melanocephalus
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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