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Stockets Grove

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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51.83683, 1.09298

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

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 — Swallow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Bramble, Hawthorn +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Holly, Pedunculate Oak, Bracken +184 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Holly, Pedunculate Oak, Bracken +184 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter, Comma +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter, Comma +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,502 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,502 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2025

Mallard · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Blackbird +27

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Brimstone · Ivy Bee · Cranefly · 7-spot Ladybird +1

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
CraneflyTipulidae2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023

🌿

Plants111 species

summer

2023

Ribwort Plantain · Creeping Buttercup · Yarrow · Holly · Cleavers +106

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
YarrowAchillea millefolium
HollyIlex aquifolium
CleaversGalium aparine
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
DaisyBellis perennis
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Curled DockRumex crispus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
White CampionSilene latifolia
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
IvyHedera helix
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
White CloverTrifolium repens
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common CouchElymus repens
Dog-roseRosa canina
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
AshFraxinus excelsior
White Dead-nettleLamium album
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
HemlockConium maculatum
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
NipplewortLapsana communis
Common ChickweedStellaria media
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Stinking ChamomileAnthemis cotula
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
DandelionTaraxacum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
ElderSambucus nigra
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
Black BryonyTamus communis
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Fat-henChenopodium album
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
BeetBeta vulgaris
HazelCorylus avellana
Hairy ButtercupRanunculus sardous2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,502 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2025

Mallard · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Blackbird +27

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Brimstone · Ivy Bee · Cranefly · 7-spot Ladybird +1

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
CraneflyTipulidae2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023

🌿

Plants111 species

summer

2023

Ribwort Plantain · Creeping Buttercup · Yarrow · Holly · Cleavers +106

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
YarrowAchillea millefolium
HollyIlex aquifolium
CleaversGalium aparine
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
DaisyBellis perennis
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Curled DockRumex crispus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
White CampionSilene latifolia
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
IvyHedera helix
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
White CloverTrifolium repens
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common CouchElymus repens
Dog-roseRosa canina
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
AshFraxinus excelsior
White Dead-nettleLamium album
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
HemlockConium maculatum
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
NipplewortLapsana communis
Common ChickweedStellaria media
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Stinking ChamomileAnthemis cotula
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
DandelionTaraxacum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
ElderSambucus nigra
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
Black BryonyTamus communis
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Fat-henChenopodium album
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
BeetBeta vulgaris
HazelCorylus avellana
Hairy ButtercupRanunculus sardous2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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✦Remains of St Osyth's Priory including the ruinous sections of a mid-C16 mansionHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Bentley GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Little Clacton Meadow Millennium GreenUrban park3.3 km→✦St Osyth's PrioryHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Martin's Farm Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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