Mill Road Sports Ground
34 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha
Getting here
51.92160, 0.90939
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blue Tit
- 🐕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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blue Tit
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +110 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colchester Orbital West BWalking route▾
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Colchester Orbital West AWalking route▾
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Colchester Orbital Spoke (North)Walking route▾
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Colchester Orbital Spoke (West)Walking route▾
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Colchester Orbital Spoke (South)Walking route▾
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145 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Greenstead to North StationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (South-East)Cycling route▾
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Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (North East)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
15,636 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,636 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron +32
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Muntjac · Hedgehog +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Brown Rat
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- FrogRana2025
7-spot Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle +54
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,636 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron +32
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Muntjac · Hedgehog +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Brown Rat
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- FrogRana2025
7-spot Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle +54
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus norvegicus
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