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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.69864, 0.46213
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 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 13
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Circle Walking route 34 km ▾
Named route Length 34 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Pleasure Gardens Walk Walking route ▾
Repton's Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hylands Estate Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hylands Lower Estate Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Private Road public footpath · 811 m ▾
Private Road
Public path public footpath Length 811 m Path type: service
Show on map 74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 801 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 801 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 420 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 420 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 808 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 808 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Dappled Light, Galleywood Common
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Wildlife to spot
5,974 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,974 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock · Goldfinch +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Adonis' Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Peacock Aglais io Comma Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,974 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock · Goldfinch +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Adonis' Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Peacock Aglais io Comma Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polygonia c-album
Polygonia c-album
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Large White Pieris brassicae
Large White Pieris brassicae
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Small Heather Weevil Micrelus ericae
Small Heather Weevil Micrelus ericae
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus
Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Azure Hawker Aeshna caerulea
Azure Hawker Aeshna caerulea 