Skreens Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.75817, 0.34681
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 — Great Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Bramble +57 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Bramble +57 more · last seen 2019
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Bramble +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +19 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +19 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Forests Way Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 29 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 3.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 3.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Essex Way byway open to all traffic · 1.8 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.8 km Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
4,433 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,433 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren +42
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2019 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2019 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2019 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2019 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2019 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2019 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2019 Badger · Roe Deer
Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2019 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring autumn
2019 ▾
Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Elmidae
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Peacock Aglais io Elmidae Elmidae Dog-rose · Elder · Blackthorn · Hawthorn · Cleavers +24
Dog-rose Rosa canina Elder Sambucus nigra Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Cleavers Galium aparine Hazel Corylus avellana Field-rose Rosa arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,433 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren +42
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2019 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2019 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Swift Apus apus2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2019 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2019 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2019 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2019 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2019 Badger · Roe Deer
Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2019 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring autumn
2019 ▾
Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Elmidae
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Peacock Aglais io Elmidae Elmidae Dog-rose · Elder · Blackthorn · Hawthorn · Cleavers +24
Dog-rose Rosa canina Elder Sambucus nigra Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Cleavers Galium aparine Hazel Corylus avellana Field-rose Rosa arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hogweed
Hogweed
Heracleum sphondylium
Heracleum sphondylium
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Bramble Rubus
Bramble Rubus
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Elm Ulmus
Elm Ulmus
Primrose Primula
Primrose Primula
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Dock Rumex
Dock Rumex
Burdock Arctium
Burdock Arctium
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum 