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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome135 ha
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Gosfield Hall is a country house in Gosfield, near Braintree in Essex, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
Read more on Wikipedia →English country houseGrade I listed building
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Dunnock +71 more · last seen 2024
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✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: GOSFIELD HALL; Historic site with public access
Free
Reedbeds priority habitat; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Dunnock +71 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock +24 more · last seen 2021; Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog-rose, Dog's Mercury, Common Nettle +73 more · last seen 2018
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
Hall Drivepublic footpath · 362 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 362 mPath type: service
Park Lanepublic footpath · 246 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 246 mPath type: residential
Kings Head Fieldpublic footpath · 86 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mSurface pavedPath type: service
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,116 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,116 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Robin · Nuthatch · Jay +41
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Common TernSterna hirundo2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- SwiftApus apus2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Barn OwlTyto alba2018
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2017
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2016
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummer
2021▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Long-eared Bat species +1
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2021▾
Box Tree Moth · Rosemary Beetle · Meadow Brown · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Large White +3
- Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2020
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
🌿Plants47 species
summerautumn
2018▾
Dog-rose · Blackthorn · Bramble · Dog's Mercury · Field Maple +42
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- BrambleRubus2016
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2016
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,116 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Robin · Nuthatch · Jay +41
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Common TernSterna hirundo2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- SwiftApus apus2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Barn OwlTyto alba2018
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2017
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2016
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummer
2021▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Long-eared Bat species +1
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2021▾
Box Tree Moth · Rosemary Beetle · Meadow Brown · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Large White +3
- Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2020
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
🌿Plants47 species
summerautumn
2018▾
Dog-rose · Blackthorn · Bramble · Dog's Mercury · Field Maple +42
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- BrambleRubus2016
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2016
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Common Blue
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus2017
Polyommatus icarus2017
Small WhitePieris rapae2016Small WhitePieris rapae2016Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016Hazel
Hazel
Corylus
Corylus
IvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaHawthornCrataegus monogyna2016HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016ElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2016Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2016Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2016Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2016Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2016BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2016Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2016Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2016Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2016Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2016Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2016Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2016Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2016Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2016Field-roseRosa arvensis2016Field-roseRosa arvensis2016Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2016Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2016HornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisDockRumexDockRumexCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraDogwoodCornus sanguinea2016DogwoodCornus sanguinea2016HorsetailEquisetum2016HorsetailEquisetum2016