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Fishponds Grove

5 ha

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.95149, 0.86120

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Collared Dove +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Collared Dove +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Pedunculate Oak +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Stag Beetle +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Stag Beetle +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Cleavers +71 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Cleavers +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colchester Orbital West AWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
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
Great Horks 17public footpath · 34 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Great Horks 18public footpath · 193 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 193 mPath type: footway
Great Horks 16public footpath · 221 m

Line of path on ground varies depending on where farmer reinstates path after ploughing

Public pathpublic footpathLength 221 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Highwoods RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fishponds Hill, Little Horkesley

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fishponds Hill, Little Horkesley

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