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Places › England › Eastern › Braintree Getting here
51.88836, 0.54887
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Starling +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Starling +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle, Macrosiphoniella helichrysi +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle, Macrosiphoniella helichrysi +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Ray Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map St Peter's-in-the-fields public footpath · 256 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 256 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Notley Link Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (16) National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 177 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 177 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 23 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 23 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 376 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 376 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Exercise apparatus, Meadowside Park, Bocking
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Wildlife to spot
15,825 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,825 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Starling · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Little Owl Athene noctua Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Muntjac · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Macrosiphoniella helichrysi · Comma · Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Macrosiphoniella helichrysi Macrosiphoniella helichrysi Comma Polygonia c-album Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Brimstone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,825 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Starling · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Little Owl Athene noctua Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Muntjac · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Macrosiphoniella helichrysi · Comma · Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Macrosiphoniella helichrysi Macrosiphoniella helichrysi Comma Polygonia c-album Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Brimstone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gonepteryx rhamni
Gonepteryx rhamni
Small White Pieris rapae
Small White Pieris rapae
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
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