Island Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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51.85308, 1.12835
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Large White +220 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Large White +220 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Red Campion, Yarrow +31 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Red Campion, Yarrow +31 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Bristly Oxtongue +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Church Lane public footpath · 659 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 659 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Church Lane public footpath · 1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1 km Path type: service
Show on map Church Lane public footpath · 436 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 436 m Path type: track
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos St Andrew's Church, Weeley, Essex
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Wildlife to spot
13,948 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,948 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Robin +48
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Greylag Goose Anser anser Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rook Corvus frugilegus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mute Swan Cygnus olor 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Large White · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Nut-tree Dot +27
Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2024 White Admiral Limenitis camilla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,948 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Robin +48
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Greylag Goose Anser anser Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rook Corvus frugilegus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mute Swan Cygnus olor 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Large White · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Nut-tree Dot +27
Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2024 White Admiral Limenitis camilla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella2024
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella2024
Triangle Heterogenea asella2024
Triangle Heterogenea asella2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2024
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2024
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2024
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2024
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2024
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2024
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2024
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2024
Marbled Fern Musotima nitidalis2024
Marbled Fern Musotima nitidalis2024
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2024
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2024
Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea2024
Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea2024
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2024
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2024
Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2024
Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2024
Lime Dot Stigmella tiliae2024
Lime Dot Stigmella tiliae2024
Chestnut Dot Stigmella samiatella2024
Chestnut Dot Stigmella samiatella2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024 