Meepshole Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 23 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.62953, 0.46354
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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 495m away — 2 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 495m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bluebell, Red Campion +3 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Speckled Bush-cricket +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Speckled Bush-cricket +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 123 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 123 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 35 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 35 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 364 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 364 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 146 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 146 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Park Lane bridleway · 204 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 204 m Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The Edge of Meepsehole Wood
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Wildlife to spot
5,475 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,475 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit · Magpie +50
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mute Swan Cygnus olor Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Snipe Gallinago gallinago Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Speckled Bush-cricket · Abax parallelepipedus +16
Syrphus Syrphus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium Red-legged Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,475 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit · Magpie +50
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mute Swan Cygnus olor Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Snipe Gallinago gallinago Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Speckled Bush-cricket · Abax parallelepipedus +16
Syrphus Syrphus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium Red-legged Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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