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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.72243, 0.46306
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Hive — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Hive — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +67 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 2 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 71 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 Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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
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Wildlife to spot
19,968 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,968 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +34
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Cheilosia grossa · Ruddy Darter +2
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,968 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +34
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Cheilosia grossa · Ruddy Darter +2
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
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