Slough Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Colchester Getting here
51.94631, 0.85656
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Elder +65 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Elder +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Colchester Orbital West A Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Colchester Orbital Spoke (North) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Colne Valley Path Walking route 37 km ▾
Named route Length 37 km 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 Great Horks 19 public footpath · 1.4 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.4 km Path type: footway
Show on map Little Horks 19 public footpath · 208 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 208 m Path type: footway
Show on map Great Horks 17 public footpath · 34 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 34 m Surface ground Path type: footway
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Colchester Orbital Cycle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Highwoods Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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
2,548 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,548 records · National Biodiversity Network Stock Dove · House Martin · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +27
Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Muntjac +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2020 Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2022 Stag Beetle · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Syrphus +34
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Syrphus Syrphus2019 Large White Pieris brassicae Comma Japanese Knotweed · Pedunculate Oak · Common Field-speedwell · Yew · Honeysuckle +6
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2022 Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Yew Taxus baccata Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2019 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,548 records · National Biodiversity Network Stock Dove · House Martin · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +27
Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Muntjac +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2020 Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2022 Stag Beetle · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Syrphus +34
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Syrphus Syrphus2019 Large White Pieris brassicae Comma Japanese Knotweed · Pedunculate Oak · Common Field-speedwell · Yew · Honeysuckle +6
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2022 Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Yew Taxus baccata Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2019 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Polygonia c-album
Polygonia c-album
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata2024
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2023
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2023
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2023
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2023
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2023
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Cryptocephalus pusillus Cryptocephalus pusillus2023
Cryptocephalus pusillus Cryptocephalus pusillus2023
Nysius Nysius2022
Nysius Nysius2022
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2020
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2020
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2020
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2020
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Cow Parsley
Cow Parsley
Anthriscus sylvestris2019
Anthriscus sylvestris2019
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2019
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2019
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2019
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2019
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2019
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2019
Silver Birch Betula pendula2019
Silver Birch Betula pendula2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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