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Tenpenny Heath

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Bike parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Curlew +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Curlew +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Jersey Tiger, Alydus calcaratus +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Maurice Britton WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Colchester Orbital East BWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Brick Kiln Lanepublic footpath · 213 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 213 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

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Cycling

3 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

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 51Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

16,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

autumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Lapwing · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant +61

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
RedshankTringa totanus
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
DunlinCalidris alpina
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KnotCalidris canutus
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Little OwlAthene noctua
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

autumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Lapwing · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant +61

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
RedshankTringa totanus
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
DunlinCalidris alpina
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KnotCalidris canutus
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Little OwlAthene noctua
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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