Springfield Hall Park (North) 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.74968, 0.47803
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 197m 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 197m 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 — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +50 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 — Jersey Tiger, Migrant Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Jersey Tiger, Migrant Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 Broomfield Road public footpath · 64 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 64 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map The Avenues public footpath · 544 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 544 m Surface paved Path type: cycleway
Show on map 69 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
15,717 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,717 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Jersey Tiger · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis +4
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Wood Anemone
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,717 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Jersey Tiger · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis +4
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Wood Anemone
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Syrphus2025
Syrphus2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Wall Lasiommata megera2025
Wall Lasiommata megera2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2025 