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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
51.79560, 0.62294
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 140m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 140m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Rabbit, Grey Squirrel +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Banded Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Ray WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN Link PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
Regional Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Photos
Blunts Hall Road, Witham, from the railway
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Wildlife to spot
6,606 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,606 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Moorhen · Robin · Wren +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- PochardAythya ferina
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Rabbit · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- MoleTalpa europaea
Banded Demoiselle · Rose Chafer · Harlequin Ladybird · Firebug · Jersey Tiger +10
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Willow Emerald Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,606 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Moorhen · Robin · Wren +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- PochardAythya ferina
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Rabbit · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- MoleTalpa europaea
Banded Demoiselle · Rose Chafer · Harlequin Ladybird · Firebug · Jersey Tiger +10
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Willow Emerald Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chalcolestes viridis
Chalcolestes viridis
Volucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva