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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.82528, 0.43248
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 🌿 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Oak, Blackthorn +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Oak, Spindle +51 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Hawthorn, Oak, Spindle +51 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wallace Lane public footpath · 314 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 314 m Path type: footway
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 66 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 66 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 18 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Wallace Lane bridleway · 310 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 310 m Path type: service
Show on map Meg Lane bridleway · 345 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 345 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos St John the Evangelist, Ford End - north-west elevation
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Wildlife to spot
1,349 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,349 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Whitethroat · Skylark +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Whitethroat Curruca communis Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus2021 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2021 Red Fox · Mole · Brown Hare
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Jersey Tiger · Lesser Stag Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · Migrant Hawker +4
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2021 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Meadow Plant Bug Figwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,349 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Whitethroat · Skylark +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Whitethroat Curruca communis Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus2021 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2021 Red Fox · Mole · Brown Hare
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Jersey Tiger · Lesser Stag Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · Migrant Hawker +4
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2021 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Meadow Plant Bug Figwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Metopoplax ditomoides Metopoplax ditomoides2024
Metopoplax ditomoides Metopoplax ditomoides2024
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2024
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024 