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Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.76768, 0.46916
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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 🅿️ Visitors Parking 334m away — 4 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 🅿️ Visitors Parking 334m away — 4 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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Thistle, Common Nettle, Common Ragwort +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Thistle, Common Nettle, Common Ragwort +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Yellow Brain · last seen 2025; Fungi — Yellow Brain · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 22 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 Admiral McHardy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Saffron Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Broomfield Cycleway public footpath · 22 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 22 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Broomfield Cycleway public footpath · 28 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 28 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Broomfield Cycleway public footpath · 88 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 88 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 63 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 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 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 Photos St. Mary's church, Broomfield, Essex
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Wildlife to spot
11,565 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,565 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Jersey Tiger · Large Red Damselfly · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral +24
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Wood Anemone
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,565 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Jersey Tiger · Large Red Damselfly · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral +24
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Wood Anemone
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peacock
Peacock
Aglais io
Aglais io
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small White Pieris rapae
Small White Pieris rapae
Large White Pieris brassicae
Large White Pieris brassicae
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
mayflies Ephemeroptera
mayflies Ephemeroptera
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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