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Places › England › Eastern › Braintree Getting here
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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 445m 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 445m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Cleavers, Bramble +25 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Cleavers, Bramble +25 more · last seen 2018
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Blackthorn +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Colne Valley Path Walking route 37 km ▾
Named route Length 37 km Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
3,935 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,935 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Endomychus coccineus · Clay-coloured Weevil · Hornet Hoverfly · Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee · Rose Chafer +1
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee Heriades truncorum2023 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,935 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Endomychus coccineus · Clay-coloured Weevil · Hornet Hoverfly · Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee · Rose Chafer +1
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee Heriades truncorum2023 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2023
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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