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Places › England › Eastern › Chelmsford Getting here
51.72992, 0.47220
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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 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. ☕ Kings Coffee House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. ☕ Kings Coffee House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Green-veined White +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Green-veined White +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 4 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 Pleasure Gardens Walk Walking route ▾
Repton's Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hylands Estate Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hylands Lower Estate Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Shire Passage public footpath · 28 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 28 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Shire Passage public footpath · 4 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 4 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map Crown Passage public footpath · 26 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 26 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map 73 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 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 801 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 801 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 420 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 420 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Pyronia tithonus2025
Pyronia tithonus2025
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Peacock Aglais io2025
Peacock Aglais io2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Wall Lasiommata megera2025
Wall Lasiommata megera2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Marbled Beauty Bryophila domestica2025
Marbled Beauty Bryophila domestica2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Furness Dowd Blastobasis adustella2025
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar2025
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar2025
Tree-lichen Beauty Cryphia algae2025
Tree-lichen Beauty Cryphia algae2025
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2025
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2025
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2025
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella2025
Tawny-fronted Straw Neocochylis molliculana2025
Tawny-fronted Straw Neocochylis molliculana2025
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana2025
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana2025
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata2025
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula2025
Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula2025
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2025
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2025
Water Veneer Acentria ephemerella2025
Water Veneer Acentria ephemerella2025
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2025
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella2025
Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella2025
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata2025
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Viburnum Tortrix Acleris schalleriana2024
Viburnum Tortrix Acleris schalleriana2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
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