Hankin's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.66636, 0.43919
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 nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 13
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Calathus rotundicollis, Athous haemorrhoidalis, Snail Hunter +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Calathus rotundicollis, Athous haemorrhoidalis, Snail Hunter +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 20 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 St Peters Way public footpath · 109 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 109 m Path type: footway
Show on map Crondon Park Lane public footpath · 536 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 536 m Path type: service
Show on map St Peters Way public footpath · 38 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 38 m Path type: footway
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 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 808 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 808 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 409 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 409 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 137 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 137 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 74 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 74 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
6,479 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon +38
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Calathus rotundicollis · Athous haemorrhoidalis · Snail Hunter · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis decipiens +3
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025 Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2025 Bibio leucopterus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon +38
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Calathus rotundicollis · Athous haemorrhoidalis · Snail Hunter · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis decipiens +3
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025 Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2025 Bibio leucopterus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bibio leucopterus2025
Bibio leucopterus2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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