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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.74369, 0.49123
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Green-veined White +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Green-veined White +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 7 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 Pleasure Gardens Walk Walking route ▾
Repton's Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hylands Estate Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hylands Lower Estate Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 72 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 Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National 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 Main Route Cycling route 420 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 420 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 808 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 808 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,921 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,921 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Mute Swan +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Jersey Tiger · Migrant Hawker · Eristalis tenax · Red Admiral · Harlequin Ladybird +11
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Wood Anemone
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,921 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Mute Swan +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Jersey Tiger · Migrant Hawker · Eristalis tenax · Red Admiral · Harlequin Ladybird +11
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Wood Anemone
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Wall Lasiommata megera2025
Wall Lasiommata megera2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Large White Pieris brassicae2025
Large White Pieris brassicae2025
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 