Rivenhall Park Play Area 3 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Braintree Getting here
51.81642, 0.64898
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Swift +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Swift +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Cow Parsley, Ivy +45 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Daisy, Cow Parsley, Ivy +45 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Box Tree Moth, Small Tortoiseshell +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Box Tree Moth, Small Tortoiseshell +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Ray Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Flemming Way public footpath · 38 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 38 m Path type: residential
Show on map John Ray Walk public footpath · 188 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 188 m Path type: footway
Show on map 67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map NCN Link Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (16) National Cycle Network
Show on map Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Rectory Lane at Rivenhall, Essex
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Wildlife to spot
3,782 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,782 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Swift +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Swift Apus apus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Salamander
Common Toad Bufo bufo Salamander Salamandridae2023 Red Admiral · Hornet · Peacock · Small White · Meadow Brown +11
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Hornet Vespa crabro Peacock Aglais io Small White Pieris rapae Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Large White Pieris brassicae Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,782 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Swift +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Swift Apus apus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Salamander
Common Toad Bufo bufo Salamander Salamandridae2023 Red Admiral · Hornet · Peacock · Small White · Meadow Brown +11
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Hornet Vespa crabro Peacock Aglais io Small White Pieris rapae Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Large White Pieris brassicae Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2023
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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