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Places › England › Eastern › Tendring Getting here
51.83102, 1.19256
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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 447m away — 4 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 447m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small White +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Knapweed, Red Bartsia, Broad-leaved Dock +19 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Knapweed, Red Bartsia, Broad-leaved Dock +19 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
12,378 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,378 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Chinese Water Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Adder
Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Large White · Small White · Green-veined White +31
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Comma Polygonia c-album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,378 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Chinese Water Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Adder
Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Large White · Small White · Green-veined White +31
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Comma Polygonia c-album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis
Agonum marginatum Agonum marginatum
Agonum marginatum Agonum marginatum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor2025
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 