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Places › England › Eastern › Braintree Getting here
51.99024, 0.59787
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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 ☕ TheGood Place — 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 ☕ TheGood Place — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Cuckoo, Grey Wagtail +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Cuckoo, Grey Wagtail +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Yellow Underwing +136 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Yellow Underwing +136 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Colne Valley Path Walking route 37 km ▾
Named route Length 37 km Local walking route
Show on map Photos Castle Hedingham, St. Nicholas's Church: Holy water stoup created from repurposed stone
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Wildlife to spot
13,528 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,528 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Swift · Little Egret · Cuckoo · Kestrel · Red-legged Partridge +42
Swift Apus apus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Muntjac
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Gatekeeper · Purple Emperor +10
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Purple Emperor Apatura iris Comma Polygonia c-album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,528 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Swift · Little Egret · Cuckoo · Kestrel · Red-legged Partridge +42
Swift Apus apus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Muntjac
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Gatekeeper · Purple Emperor +10
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Purple Emperor Apatura iris Comma Polygonia c-album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2024
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2024
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus2023
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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