Holt's Farm moated site
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.91208, 0.41412
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Vine's Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing +165 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Turpin's Trail 1Walking route▾
Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW04Local walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route70 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
Recently harvested wheat field, near Holt's Farm, Stebbing
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Wildlife to spot
3,216 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,216 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringautumn
2024▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Rook · Jackdaw +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
- RavenCorvus corax
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
Otter · Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- OtterLutra lutra
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2021▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Silver Y
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2020
- Silver YAutographa gamma2020
Common Couch · Yarrow · Field Bindweed · Ribwort Plantain · Barren Brome +6
- Common CouchElymus repens
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
- Common Sorrel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,216 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringautumn
2024▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Rook · Jackdaw +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
- RavenCorvus corax
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
Otter · Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- OtterLutra lutra
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2021▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Silver Y
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2020
- Silver YAutographa gamma2020
Common Couch · Yarrow · Field Bindweed · Ribwort Plantain · Barren Brome +6
- Common CouchElymus repens
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
- Common Sorrel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rumex acetosa2021
Rumex acetosa2021
Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2021Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2021Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2021