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Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.66460, 0.59774
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Robin, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +105 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +105 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Fritillary · last seen 2026; Plants — Fritillary · last seen 2026
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Danbury Common to Lingwood Common Walk, Danbury Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Easy walking on a waymarked route. There are grassy tracks and some tree routes. May not be suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs as some areas can get muddy in wet weather and during the winter. Can be connected with Blakes wood and Lingwood trails.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map St Peter's Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Photos St Mary's Church: Western View
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24,239 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,239 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Moorhen · Swallow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Weasel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Box Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +24
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Fritillary
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,239 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Moorhen · Swallow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Greylag Goose Anser anser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Weasel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Weasel Mustela nivalis2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Box Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +24
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Fritillary
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Oedemera nobilis2025
Oedemera nobilis2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2025
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2025
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Small White Pieris rapae2025
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2025
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2025
Red-belted Clearwing Synanthedon myopaeformis2025
Red-belted Clearwing Synanthedon myopaeformis2025
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2025
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2025 