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The Green

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.86865, 0.79928

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Stag Beetle, Agapetus fuscipes +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Stag Beetle, Agapetus fuscipes +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Elder, Bluebell, Ash +80 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Elder, Bluebell, Ash +80 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle +9 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colchester Orbital West BWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Margery Allingham WalkWalking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmLocal walking route
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
Round ChapelWalking route

Circular route around Chappel. Whilst it is not signed, it has been recorded on OSM in 'Name' fields for some time.

Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hall Roadpublic footpath · 554 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 554 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Copford 10public footpath · 128 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Lexden RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route854 m
Named routeRef 1Length 854 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

School Rd Copford Green

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

School Rd Copford Green

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Colchester ZooVisitor farm2.4 km→🌱Westlands Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Marks Tey Recreational GroundsUrban park1.8 km→✦Roman Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall FarmHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Wheatfield road parkUrban park3.7 km→✦Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British siteHistoric site3.8 km→

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