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Mill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland35 ha

📷 Roger W Haworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕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

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Bike parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Curlew +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Curlew +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Opsius stactogalus, Sphaerophoria rueppellii, Humming-bird Hawk-moth +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Opsius stactogalus, Sphaerophoria rueppellii, Humming-bird Hawk-moth +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Maurice Britton WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Colchester Orbital East AWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Brick Kiln Lanepublic footpath · 213 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 213 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route896 m

Named routeRef 51Length 896 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 51Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

16,507 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,507 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Shelduck · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow +59

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CurlewNumenius arquata
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KnotCalidris canutus
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
DunlinCalidris alpina
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,507 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Shelduck · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow +59

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CurlewNumenius arquata
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KnotCalidris canutus
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
DunlinCalidris alpina
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger W Haworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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