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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Braintree Getting here
51.95752, 0.69729
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 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 £ 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 — Great Crested Grebe, Mallard, Moorhen +75 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Mallard, Moorhen +75 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Painted Lady +38 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Painted Lady +38 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Winter Aconite, Ivy, Common Mallow +14 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Winter Aconite, Ivy, Common Mallow +14 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Margery Allingham Walk Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Length 9.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Colne Valley Path Walking route 37 km ▾
Named route Length 37 km Local walking route
Show on map Round Chapel Walking route ▾
Circular route around Chappel. Whilst it is not signed, it has been recorded on OSM in 'Name' fields for some time.
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St Edmund Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 142km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Path part 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A2 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wolf Way Cycling route 400 km ▾
Named route Ref Wolf Way Length 400 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 144 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 144 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 15 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 25 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 25 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,585 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,585 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Grebe · Barn Owl · Canada Goose · Mallard · Robin +44
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Barn Owl Tyto alba2019 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Swift Apus apus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Otter · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Mole Talpa europaea2019 Otter Lutra lutra2020 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2019 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Western Conifer Seed Bug · Speckled Wood · Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Ringlet +17
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Small White Pieris rapae Winter Aconite · Ivy · Common Mallow · Daisy · Yew +11
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Ivy Hedera helix2019 Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2019 Daisy Bellis perennis2019 Yew Taxus baccata2019 Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,585 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Grebe · Barn Owl · Canada Goose · Mallard · Robin +44
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Barn Owl Tyto alba2019 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Swift Apus apus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Otter · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Mole Talpa europaea2019 Otter Lutra lutra2020 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2019 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Western Conifer Seed Bug · Speckled Wood · Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Ringlet +17
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Small White Pieris rapae Winter Aconite · Ivy · Common Mallow · Daisy · Yew +11
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Ivy Hedera helix2019 Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2019 Daisy Bellis perennis2019 Yew Taxus baccata2019 Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2020
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2020
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2020
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2020
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2020
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2019
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2019
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2019
Primrose Primula vulgaris2019
Primrose Primula vulgaris2019
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2019
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2019
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2019
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2019
Round-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium rotundifolium2019
Round-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium rotundifolium2019
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2019
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2019
Silver Birch Betula pendula2019
Silver Birch Betula pendula2019
Elder Sambucus nigra2019
Elder Sambucus nigra2019
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2019
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2019
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2019
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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