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Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.67763, 0.40692
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 53m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 53m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Lesser Stag Beetle, Pied Shieldbug +5 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Lesser Stag Beetle, Pied Shieldbug +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 9 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 27 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 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 801 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 801 m National Cycle Network On-road 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
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 330 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 330 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
6,377 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,377 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Rook · Magpie +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Whitethroat Curruca communis Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle · Pied Shieldbug · Pheidole · Banded Demoiselle +3
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2025 Pheidole Pheidole2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,377 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Rook · Magpie +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Whitethroat Curruca communis Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle · Pied Shieldbug · Pheidole · Banded Demoiselle +3
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2025 Pheidole Pheidole2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Megatoma undata Megatoma undata2023
Megatoma undata Megatoma undata2023
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2023
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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