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North Fambridge Hall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
🐕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

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
🐕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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Ruddy Darter, Small Heath, Glow-worm +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Small Heath, Glow-worm +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Burnham-on-Crouch to MaldonWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

St Peter's WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route

French Roadpublic footpath · 36 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

11,404 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,404 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Starling · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
TealAnas crecca2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,404 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Starling · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
TealAnas crecca2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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