Meadgate Fields Open Space 18 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.72420, 0.50045
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 333m away — 10 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 333m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 29 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 75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 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
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Wildlife to spot
18,192 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,192 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Wren +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Otter
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Fire-bellied Toad
Fire-bellied Toad Bombina bombina Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Jersey Tiger · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral +14
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,192 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Wren +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Otter
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Fire-bellied Toad
Fire-bellied Toad Bombina bombina Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Jersey Tiger · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral +14
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Large White Pieris brassicae2025
Large White Pieris brassicae2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 