Queen's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 38 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 38 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.82607, 0.52683
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Stag Beetle, Common Darter +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Stag Beetle, Common Darter +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 14 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 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Notley 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 Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map (50) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 16 and Regional Route 50
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The edge of Sandylay Wood
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Wildlife to spot
5,407 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,407 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Carrion Crow · Magpie +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Polecat-Ferret · Hedgehog · Fallow Deer
Polecat-Ferret Mustela furo x putorius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Chrysolina oricalcia · Nimbus contaminatus · Platycheirus albimanus +7
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2024 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,407 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Carrion Crow · Magpie +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Polecat-Ferret · Hedgehog · Fallow Deer
Polecat-Ferret Mustela furo x putorius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Chrysolina oricalcia · Nimbus contaminatus · Platycheirus albimanus +7
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2024 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2023
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2023
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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