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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

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12 activities

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 — Mute Swan, Tawny Owl, Swift +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Tawny Owl, Swift +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Nipplewort, Common Ragwort, Shining Crane's-bill +179 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Nipplewort, Common Ragwort, Shining Crane's-bill +179 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Red Admiral +101 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Red Admiral +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 21 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

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Cycling

10 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

Wildlife to spot

5,688 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,688 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

spring

2025

Mute Swan · Jay · Tawny Owl · Swift · Song Thrush +19

Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwiftApus apus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
CuckooCuculus canorus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Great TitParus major2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2022

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2024

Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

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
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2023
Common Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum2023
Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Cryptocephalus pusillusCryptocephalus pusillus2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2023

🌿

Plants94 species

spring

2025

Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Common Ragwort · Medick · Ash +89

HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
MedickMedicago sativa2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2023
White WillowSalix alba2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2022
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Cornelian-cherryCornus mas
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
YewTaxus baccata
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
PennyroyalMentha pulegium2024
WeldReseda luteola2023
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2023
Common ReedPhragmites australis2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023
HemlockConium maculatum2023
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2023
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022
Spreading CotoneasterCotoneaster divaricatus2022
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2022
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2022
Bent GrassAgrostis2022
HazelCorylus avellana2022
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2022
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2022
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2022
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2022
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2022
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022
MapleAcer2022
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022
Dog-roseRosa canina2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2022
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2022
BurdockArctium2022
Leyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022
Fat-henChenopodium album2022
Wild CherryPrunus avium2022
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022
BerberisBerberis2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
DaisyBellis perennis2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
NipplewortLapsana communis2022
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2022
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2022
PoppyPapaver2022
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2022
WillowherbEpilobium2022
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
MayweedTripleurospermum2022
SedumSedum2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2022
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
ToadflaxLinaria2022
daffodilsNarcissus2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
Common ChickweedStellaria media2022
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2022
IvyHedera helix2021
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,688 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

spring

2025

Mute Swan · Jay · Tawny Owl · Swift · Song Thrush +19

Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwiftApus apus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
CuckooCuculus canorus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Great TitParus major2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2022

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2024

Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

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
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2023
Common Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum2023
Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Cryptocephalus pusillusCryptocephalus pusillus2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2023

🌿

Plants94 species

spring

2025

Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Common Ragwort · Medick · Ash +89

HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
MedickMedicago sativa2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2023
White WillowSalix alba2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2022
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Cornelian-cherryCornus mas
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
YewTaxus baccata
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
PennyroyalMentha pulegium2024
WeldReseda luteola2023
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2023
Common ReedPhragmites australis2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023
HemlockConium maculatum2023
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2023
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022
Spreading CotoneasterCotoneaster divaricatus2022
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2022
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2022
Bent GrassAgrostis2022
HazelCorylus avellana2022
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2022
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2022
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2022
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2022
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2022
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022
MapleAcer2022
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022
Dog-roseRosa canina2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2022
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2022
BurdockArctium2022
Leyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022
Fat-henChenopodium album2022
Wild CherryPrunus avium2022
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022
BerberisBerberis2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
DaisyBellis perennis2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
NipplewortLapsana communis2022
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2022
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2022
PoppyPapaver2022
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2022
WillowherbEpilobium2022
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
MayweedTripleurospermum2022
SedumSedum2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2022
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
ToadflaxLinaria2022
daffodilsNarcissus2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
Common ChickweedStellaria media2022
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2022
IvyHedera helix2021
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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