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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
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51.90077, 0.19303
Open directionsv Stansted Mountfitchet Windmill is a grade II* listed tower mill at Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England which is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It has been restored and can turn by wind.
Read more on Wikipedia → Windmill scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 163m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 163m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Common Pipistrelle, Brown Long-eared Bat +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: Windmill
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Fairy Ring Champignon, Schizopora radula +12 more · last seen 2017
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Rosemary Beetle, Lily Beetle +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hatfield Forest Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 2.7 km ▾
Circular walk around the lake and then through the forest. Paths can get muddy after wet weather. Dogs welcome, please keep dogs on lead near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Forest Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capability Brown Walk, Hatfield Forest Walking route 3 km ▾
Circular trail explores the Georgian highlights of Hatfield Forest and influences of architect Capability Brown. Mostly level ground, some tree routes and gates. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named route Length 3 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Parks and Beyond Green Route Walking route 4.2 km ▾
Named route Length 4.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map West Road public footpath · 11 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 11 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Park Road public footpath · 47 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 47 m Path type: service
Show on map Park Road public footpath · 188 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 188 m Path type: residential
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 National Cycle Network
Show on map Regional Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 337 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 337 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 546 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 546 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
4,444 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,444 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Martin · Blackbird +36
Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Badger · Mole · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2024 Mole Talpa europaea2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2021 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo2021 Jersey Tiger · Dock Bug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Dark-edged Bee-fly +20
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023 Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Silverweed · Himalayan Balsam · Lady's Bedstraw · Agrimony · Common Nettle +14
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2022 Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Common Nettle Urtica dioica Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,444 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Martin · Blackbird +36
Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Badger · Mole · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2024 Mole Talpa europaea2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2021 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo2021 Jersey Tiger · Dock Bug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Dark-edged Bee-fly +20
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023 Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Silverweed · Himalayan Balsam · Lady's Bedstraw · Agrimony · Common Nettle +14
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2022 Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Common Nettle Urtica dioica Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Agrilus cuprescens Agrilus cuprescens
Agrilus cuprescens Agrilus cuprescens
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus2023
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus2023
Norellisoma spinimanum Norellisoma spinimanum2023
Norellisoma spinimanum Norellisoma spinimanum2023
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2021
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2021
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021 Meadowsweet
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria
Filipendula ulmaria
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Thistle Cirsium
Thistle Cirsium
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2022
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2022
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2022
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2022
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2022
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2022
Greater Plantain Plantago major2022
Greater Plantain Plantago major2022
Hazel Corylus avellana2022
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