Essex Hall moated site, 700m ESE of Three Chimneys Farm
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife✦Heritage🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.03143, 0.51112
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
- ✦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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Greenfinch +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Greenfinch +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: London to Walsingham - stage 04
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW04Local walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Essex Hall, near Stambourne, Essex
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Wildlife to spot
5,957 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,957 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Great Tit · Greenfinch · Blackbird +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- HoopoeUpupa epops2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Pipistrelle
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Small White · Ringlet · Large White +8
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,957 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Great Tit · Greenfinch · Blackbird +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- HoopoeUpupa epops2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Pipistrelle
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Small White · Ringlet · Large White +8
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galatheaMarbled WhiteMelanargia galatheaPeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Events & activities nearby
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