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Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.73825, 0.56633
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 470m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 470m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Nuthatch, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Nuthatch, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Lesser Stitchwort, Thistle +33 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Lesser Stitchwort, Thistle +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Oak, Common Sorrel +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Circle Walking route 34 km ▾
Named route Length 34 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Admiral McHardy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blakes Wood to Lingwood Common Walk, Danbury Walking route 4 km ▾
Woodland paths can be hilling in places, with occasional protruding tree roots. Paths can become muddy, suitable footwear is necessary. Not suitable for pushchairs, wheelchairs or cycles. Can be connected with Lingwood trails and Danbury trails.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Danbury Common to Lingwood Common Walk, Danbury Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Easy walking on a waymarked route. There are grassy tracks and some tree routes. May not be suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs as some areas can get muddy in wet weather and during the winter. Can be connected with Blakes wood and Lingwood trails.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Saffron Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Parsonage Lane public footpath · 101 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 101 m Path type: service
Show on map 42 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 EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
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 Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Photos Little Baddow: Colam Lane and Rectory Wood
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Wildlife to spot
15,238 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,238 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +40
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Raven Corvus corax2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Natterer's Bat · Muntjac · Indian Muntjac · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Large White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Comma +30
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Large White Pieris brassicae2025 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina jurtina2025 Comma Polygonia c-album2025 Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,238 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +40
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Raven Corvus corax2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Natterer's Bat · Muntjac · Indian Muntjac · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Large White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Comma +30
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Large White Pieris brassicae2025 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina jurtina2025 Comma Polygonia c-album2025 Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2025
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2025
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Colymbetes fuscus Colymbetes fuscus
Colymbetes fuscus Colymbetes fuscus
Great Diving Beetle Dytiscus marginalis
Great Diving Beetle Dytiscus marginalis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2025
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2025
Wall Lasiommata megera2025
Wall Lasiommata megera2025
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2025
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2025
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025
Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes2025
Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Megachile Megachile2025
Megachile Megachile2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 