Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
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51.92460, 0.85831
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Level terrain fort scheduled monument
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 🌿 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🦉 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Common Nettle +131 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Common Nettle +131 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Rosemary Beetle, Box Tree Moth +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Rosemary Beetle, Box Tree Moth +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Colchester Orbital West B Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 Colchester Orbital Spoke (West) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Colchester Orbital Spoke (South) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greenstead to North Station Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Colchester Orbital Cycle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (South-East) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (North East) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,830 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,830 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Common Gull Larus canus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Badger · Brown Long-eared Bat · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Stag Beetle · Polydrusus formosus · Firebug · Jersey Tiger · Red-legged Shieldbug +3
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,830 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Common Gull Larus canus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Badger · Brown Long-eared Bat · Red Fox
Badger Meles meles2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Stag Beetle · Polydrusus formosus · Firebug · Jersey Tiger · Red-legged Shieldbug +3
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2023
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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