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Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.71554, 0.50312
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Glasshouse — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Glasshouse — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Green-veined White +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Green-veined White +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 13 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 The Bringey public footpath · 124 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 124 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map The Bringey public footpath · 67 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 67 m Path type: cycleway
Show on map The Bringey public footpath · 40 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 40 m Path type: cycleway
Show on map 71 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 801 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 801 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 420 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 420 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,061 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,061 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Wren +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Otter
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Fire-bellied Toad
Fire-bellied Toad Bombina bombina Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Syritta pipiens · Jersey Tiger +11
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,061 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Wren +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Otter
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Fire-bellied Toad
Fire-bellied Toad Bombina bombina Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Syritta pipiens · Jersey Tiger +11
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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